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Many more across the nation were renamed or taken down following the May 25 police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis.
In the seven months following the Floyd killing, more symbols were removed from public property than in the past four years combined.
According to a count from the Southern Poverty Law Center, 168 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, but 704 monuments are still standing. SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks says some states made it more difficult to remove monuments following a watershed event in South Carolina.
“The flag came down in Charleston in 2015, so the southern states feared their states would be targeted next and implemented these preservation laws soon after that, Brooks told WKU Public Radio.
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Kentucky hospitals say they can’t keep up with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. A scarcity of supply has given hospitals thousands more appointments than they can accommodate.
The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received more than 12,000 requests for appointments the hospital hasn’t been able to schedule because it hasn’t received enough vaccine. I am so, so very pleased with the desire for vaccine coming that s coming from our community, said Dr. Melinda Joyce, Vice President of Corporate Support Services for Med Center Health. It s fabulous we have this many people who want to get vaccinated, and that s what we ve always wanted from the very beginning.
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Registered nurse Courtney Calloway contracted the virus in May while working in The Medical Center’s COVID unit. In an interview with WKU Public Radio, she said she ll get the vaccine as soon as possible.
“I’ve shared things with my friends and said absolutely yes, I think you should get it, Calloway said. I will get my entire family vaccinated at first chance.”
Registered Nurse and Infection Preventionist Courtney Calloway has recovered from COVID-19 and is planning to get vaccinated to avoid reinfection.
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Calloway will not be among the first round of hospital staff receiving the vaccine since she has