LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and other state leaders received injections of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.
State officials said taking the vaccine is a good way to ensure to the public the vaccine is safe and encourage Kentuckians to take it. Most of the early doses coming to Kentucky are going to hospitals and nursing homes.
State appeals court Chief Judge Denise G. Clayton, acting Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. and Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett also received a dose of the vaccine, along with some members of Gov. Andy Beshear’s staff.
“This is a time for hope. We’re in the holiday season. The vaccine is here. It’s safe. We urge everyone in Kentucky, when the opportunity presents itself, to take the vaccine and save a life,” Dossett said.
The first vaccinations in Kentucky began at some hospitals on Dec. 14. A total of about 200,000 doses should be in the state by the end of the month, the governor’s office said.
There were 2,953 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Kentucky Wednesday, and 26 new virus-related deaths, the governor’s office said.
Gov. Beshear, first lady Britainy Beshear and House and Senate leaders received the vaccine on Tuesday.
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