FRANKFORT, Ky. — More than 200 people received their COVID-19 booster shot at the Kentucky State Capitol Wednesday.

Gov. Andy Beshear said they filled every slot they had available for people who specifically wanted to get a booster shot.

“We want to encourage other health care providers to set up similar types of clinics,” Beshear said. “The fact that today’s [event] is sold out shows if you can do it in a convenient place, especially near work, we can get more people boosted faster.”

Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said the vaccines work, pointing to the big drop in cases in late spring-early summer after a large share of the population was initially vaccinated.

“Those vaccines, the ones that we’re offering now and getting boosters for, were so protective, it effectively prevented you from getting harmed from it almost entirely,” Stack said. “And it almost prevented most people from spreading the disease at all.”

Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was one of a few members of the governor’s office to get their booster shots at the event.

Coleman said she got a booster to make sure those around her who can’t get vaccinated, like her young daughter that turns two years old in February, face the least amount of exposure to the coronavirus as possible.

“It’s really important that we remember there are still thousands of kids across the commonwealth who cannot yet be vaccinated, and certainly haven’t been able to get a booster yet.” she said. “And so like so many other parents out there, I am counting the days until we get the green light to take Evelynne to the doctor so that she can be vaccinated and be protected against this virus.”