FEMA and Kentucky to open Community Vaccination Centers in Laurel thetimestribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimestribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is partnering with Kentucky to open two new vaccination centers in Henderson and Laurel counties next week.
The goal of the program is to focus on vaccinating communities with a high risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.
“The program will also enhance our efforts to provide health-equity solutions through mobile operations from each location,” said Michael Dossett, director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management.
The sites, open Tuesday through Saturday, will be capable of administering up to 7,000 doses a week. The centers will follow Kentucky’s eligibility requirements and will accommodate walk-up visitors.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear submitted a request to President Joe Biden on Friday asking that a Major Disaster Declaration be issued for the severe winter storm system that hammered the Commonwealth from February 8 through February 19, 2021.
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Gov. Beshear has asked President Biden for a Major Disaster Declaration after snow and ice coated Kentucky in February
The move comes after a 30-day assessment period of the damage across the state
154,500 Kentucky homes were without power at the height of the ice storm
Damages assessed by state, local, and federal representatives are projected to exceed $30 million
Kentucky requests federal assistance for repairing winter storm damage thegleaner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegleaner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Currently on ventilator: 91
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Lyon, Fayette, Boone and Caldwell. Each county reported at least 45 new cases.
To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.
Today’s positivity rate is the lowest since Oct. 12.
Kentucky’s
COVID-19 Vaccine Website, vaccine.ky.gov, shows Kentuckians which phase they are in specifically. Individuals can sign up for notifications so state officials can communicate with them when doses become available at new and existing sites. Vaccine.ky.gov also lists regional vaccination partners statewide, so Kentuckians can search their county or region and see how to schedule an appointment.