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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2021) — About 70 University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences faculty, staff and students volunteered their services at the UK COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Kroger Field on Saturday, Feb. 20. The volunteers enabled the clinic to offer expanded Saturday hours and an increased vaccination capacity by about 1,000 people. This is the fourth of a five-week volunteer effort from UK's health care colleges to extend clinic hours from noon to 6 p.m. each Saturday.
The UK Kroger Field COVID-19 vaccination clinic normally operates from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Overall, UK HealthCare has vaccinated more than 55,000 people with 24,033 people having completed boosters including frontline health care workers, first responders, teachers and school personnel and people over age 70 in phase 1B.