KENTUCKY — According to Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky has 499,735 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines on hand and ready to be administered. That's more than half the number needed to meet the state's 2.5 million vaccinations goal.
What You Need To Know
- Kentucky has 499,735 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines on hand and ready to be administered
- That number is over half of what Kentucky needs to reach its vaccination goal
- As of Thursday, 1,622,924 Kentuckians have received at least one vaccine dose
- Multiple sites have at least 1,000 open appointments
“As of today, we are only 877,076 vaccinations away from our goal of 2.5 million Kentuckians 16 and older receiving their vaccine,” said Beshear. “The way we defeat this virus is with vaccines, and I want to give you one statistic to show just how incredible they are.
“Congregate settings, like long-term care facilities, at one time made up more than 68% of our COVID-19 deaths; today, just 37.72% of COVID-19 deaths are from congregate settings, after we prioritized their residents and staff for the vaccine. The vaccines virtually eliminate death and serious illness from this virus. They are a miracle.”
As of Thursday, 1,622,924 Kentuckians have received at least one vaccine dose, the governor reported.
Beshear highlighted eight vaccination sites with at least 1,000 open appointments:
- UofL Health Cardinal Stadium, Jefferson County
- Register at UofLHealth.org or by calling 502-681-1435
- Kroger Kentucky Horse Park, Fayette County
- To register, visit kroger.com/covidvaccine.
- Kroger Greenwood Mall - Former Sears Building, Warren County
- To register, visit kroger.com/covidvaccine.
- Baptist Health Corbin, Whitley County
- To register, call 606-526-4990 or visit scheduleyourvaccine.com.
- Christian County Health Department – Bruce Convention Center, Christian County
- To register, visit christiancountyhd.com or call 270-887-4160.
- King’s Daughters Pavilion, Greenup County
- To register, call 606-408-2683.
- Baptist Health Hardin, Hardin County
- To register, call 270-706-1004.
- Pikeville Medical Center, Pike County
- To register, visit pmcvaccine.com.
Other numbers reported Thursday include:
- New cases: 834
- New deaths: 17
- New audit deaths: 0
- Positivity rate: 3.45%
- Total deaths: 6,302
- Currently hospitalized: 416
- Currently in ICU: 102
- Currently on ventilator: 49