Vaccinating Kentucky: Loophole leaves regional medical center on the outside looking in
and last updated 2021-01-19 14:29:56-05
DANVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) â Update: Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center got 1,400 booster doses on Tuesday, so no one will go without the second shot. Kentucky public health commissioner, Dr. Steven Stack, said the same is true statewide: if you get the first vaccine dose, you will be given the second as well.
Original Story:
Thereâs a problem with COVID-19 vaccine distribution at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and there may not be a quick fix.
âWe need to be a center to at least be considered eligible to get the vaccine,â said Dr. Gary Bunch, the chief medical officer for Ephraim McDowell and its three hospitals.
On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 4,560 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Kentucky. After the removal of duplicates, the 4,560 new cases brings Kentucky's COVID-19 case total to 313,282.