LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 13, 2021) – University officials announced on Thursday that campus community members (non-UK HealthCare faculty, staff and students) who have received the COVID-19 vaccine will not be required to complete the daily screener during the summer.
“At our Kroger Field Vaccine Clinic, we have administered nearly a quarter million doses of this life-saving medication,” UK President Eli Capilouto said in an email to campus. “As such, the stadium has been an engine of healing and hope, and its operations were made possible by thousands of members of our university and health care communities who have volunteered. It has fueled our progress toward returning to more normal operations and to the lives we long to share with loved ones, friends and colleagues”
UK HealthCare scores thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations, opens Kroger Field clinic
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Turns out the University of Kentucky football team isnât alone when it comes to winning at Kroger Field. Tuesday, UK Healthcare and its partners launched an in-stadium COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Roughly 2,000 people received their first dose on opening day.
âWeâre vaccinating anywhere from 80-85 people per twenty minutes,â said Joe Monroe. Monroe is the campus police chief, whoâs also overseeing the operations center for this endeavor.
Monroe said the plan is to vaccinate up to 2,000 people today alone, and 10,000 in all this week. Next week theyâll hope to inoculate another 8,500 people, and then in the third week, the number jumps to 20,000, but that includes those who will be coming back for the booster shot.