More than 100,000 people in the Lexington area have received Covid-19 vaccine shots.
With no hesitancy about vaccination, Lexington Coronavirus Vaccination Task Force Co-Chair Chuck Mix told City Council members Thursday that herd immunity or 80% vaccinated, could happen in Fayette County by early summer. But He noted inoculating the final 10 to 20% of that population will be a challenge. Mix says a slight short-term slow-down is anticipated. “We’re currently working, anticipating that over the next couple of weeks our supply of vaccine to be relatively flat in terms of allocation. But, starting in early April we expect that to uptick quite a bit,” said Mix.
Fayette County Health Department Spokesman Kevin Hall said efforts continue to reach those in the Hispanic community, where turnout has been two to three percent, as well as assisting those without computers. “People have reached out to say that they don’t have a computer. They called our call center at 859-899-2222 and we don’t want them competing against the people who have a computer and can register,” noted Hall.
Council Member Richard Moloney asked about using federal dollars to hire workers at vaccination sites as it becomes available to a much larger group.
Mayor Linda Gorton said the focus now remains on volunteers, adding that it’s not known yet how some of the funds can be spent.
A mobile vaccination clinic is planned this Saturday at the Charles Young Center.
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