On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state’s vaccine rollout and COVID-19 case numbers.
“Team Kentucky, from the bottom of my heart – thank you. This war is far from over, but we’ve won another battle, beating back exponential growth of this virus in our state before Christmas,” said Gov. Beshear. “I hope you all enjoy a wonderful holiday, even if it looks a little different this year. Please be careful so we can hold on to the progress we’ve made.
“What I love about this holiday most is that it’s not about the gifts; it’s about people taking care of each other and appreciating their loved ones and community more than ever. Let’s all live up to the true spirit of Christmas this year, and every year in the future after we get through this together.”
2,953 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday, positivity rate down slightly to 8.35%
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A medical worker, wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â There are 2,953 new cases of COVID-19 as vaccines continue to roll out to frontline workers and people living in long-term care facilities.
On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state s vaccine rollout and COVID-19 case numbers. Team Kentucky, from the bottom of my heart â thank you. This war is far from over, but weâve won another battle, beating back exponential growth of this virus in our state before Christmas, said Gov. Beshear. I hope you all enjoy a wonderful holiday, even if it looks a little different this year. Please be careful so we can hold on to the progress we ve made.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in a press release Wednesday announced more state leaders received COVID-19 vaccines, and praised Kentuckians for their ongoing efforts against the spread of coronavirus.
“This war is far from over, but we’ve won another battle, beating back exponential growth of this virus in our state before Christmas,” he said. “I hope you all enjoy a wonderful holiday, even if it looks a little different this year. Please be careful so we can hold on to the progress we’ve made.”
Beshear’s Chief of Staff La Tasha Buckner was also vaccinated, as well as his senior advisor Rocky Adkins and executive director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Virginia Moore.
Kentucky lieutenant gov., other leaders get COVID vaccine
December 23, 2020 GMT
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.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â More state leaders received the vaccination against COVID-19 on Wednesday, including Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Chief Judge Denise G. Clayton of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, acting Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. and Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett.
Other state leaders who received the vaccine on Wednesday included Gov. Andy Beshearâs chief of staff, La Tasha Buckner, and his senior advisor, Rocky Adkins, and Virginia Moore, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Their vaccinations follow the first vaccinations in Kentucky on Dec. 14, when the first round of hospitals began receiving and administering 38,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to front-line health care workers.