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Kentuckians 16 and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting Monday
This move is one week ahead of Gov. Andy Beshar’s original expanded eligibility date
It puts Kentucky almost a month ahead of President Joe Biden’s goal eligibility goal
16 and 17-year-olds can only get the Moderna vaccine, while adults 18 and older can get Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson shots
This move puts Kentucky one week ahead of schedule, as this was originally set to happen next Monday. It also puts Kentucky almost one month ahead of President Joe Biden’s goal to have all American adults eligible for vaccines by May 1.
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The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, is more than 90% effective at least six months after the second dose is given, the companies announced Thursday.
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The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is more than 90% effective at least six months after the second dose is given, the companies announced Thursday
Updated data from a Phase 3 clinical trial vaccine also found that the vaccine is effective against the more highly contagious variant prevalent in South Africa, the drugmakers said
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. The Medical Center and Holy Spirit Catholic Church vaccinated members of the Myanmar population Monday.
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Bowlilng Green s Medical Center assits with vaccinating refugees
Holy Spirit Catholic Church sponosored a vaccine clinic for its Myanmar parishoners
The Medical Center hopes to work with one of the church s priests to reach out to other refugees who attend other churches
Myanmar is the country formerly known as Burma and many refugees have settled in Bowling Green.
Father Stephen Lalte one of the priests at the church, served as an interpreter for many of his parishioners, so they could understand how the vaccine worked.