A central Kentucky doctor who serves in the Kentucky Senate says politicians should lower their voices when it comes to advice on coronavirus protection. Winchester physician Ralph Alvarado came to the 38-member senate in 2015. He said picking sides on an issue like vaccination is not helpful. “Politicians now are in the middle of this. People have taken sides. They’ve got to put this back into the doctors’ hands. Let our physicians be the ones to communicate it. Give the vaccines into the doctors’ offices where someone can have a one on one conversation, answer the questions and the fears, and if they’re willing, to administer the vaccine right there and then,” said Alvarado.
Alvarado said it serves no productive purpose to humiliate or degrade someone who has not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The Clark County senator along with his legislative colleagues are expecting to meet in special session to take up coronavirus issues.
