LEXINGTON, Ky. — During the same week the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department announced the closing of the mass vaccination site at Kroger Field, health officials are pivoting their focus to much smaller vaccine clinics in the area.
What You Need To Know
- The large Kroger Field vaccination site is closing
- Health officials in Fayette counting to focus on smaller clinics
- As of Thursday, 55% of Fayette County is vaccinated
- Vaccine expected to be approved for children soon
The Kroger Field vaccination site is closing due to a lack of demand, but vaccinating residents in Fayette County is not over.
On Thursday, a much smaller clinic was held at the Lexington Senior Living Center and a Health Department spokesperson said these are the kind of clinics to be utilized going forward.
"Now we need to be focused on getting into the neighborhood," Kevin Hall said. Hall said the mass vaccination site served its purpose, but there just wasn't a demand to keep such a sprawling site open.
"There is also more vaccine available to pharmacies, to medical providers, so the nurses and doctors that you know already can provide that for you," Hall added.
As of Thursday, 55% of Fayette County residents are vaccinated, according to Hall.
Earlier this week, Gov. Andy Beshear reported more than 40% of Jefferson County residents were vaccinated.
On Thursday, First Lady Britainy Beshear visited the site. About 50 people had preregistered for the one-dose Johnson & Johnson clinic, but by 2 p.m., almost 30 people had walked up.
Laura Dennehy told Spectrum News she initially hesitated to get vaccinated but is glad she ultimately decided to.
"It got to the point where I thought, this is fine...things that happened to people like blood clots and stuff like that, I mean thats six in 6 million," Dennehy explained.