Some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable adults are now receiving coronavirus vaccines.
Governor Beshear announced Monday injections are now being administered in some of the state’s nursing homes. The governor’s briefing included comments from University of Kentucky HealthCare Interim Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient Services Ashley Montgomery-Yates. “The scientific community has come together to roll out in a record amount of time in a way that has been safe and effective a new and novel vaccine that is going to change the way we develop and distribute and receive vaccination forever,” said Montgomery-Yates.
Montgomery-Yates said she was one of the first to be vaccinated at UK. She said all the frontline caregivers at UK want to get the vaccination. “I know there have been some fears about the vaccine, but from the medical community we see this as an incredibly safe, incredibly well thought out vaccine,” added Montgomery-Yates.
Governor Beshear announced 1988 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths. The state’s positivity rate now stands at 8.64%.
The governor also weighed in on the federal COVID relief bill. It’s expected to include funding for vaccines, contact tracing, testing, schools, transportation, rental assistance, nutrition, and child care.?
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