Kroger Field vaccination site closing due to dwindling demand for appointments
and last updated 2021-05-04 23:09:07-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The University of Kentucky announced Tuesday it will transition away from the mass vaccination site at Kroger Field in favor of smaller sites, like healthcare clinics, as demand for appointments has dropped in recent weeks.
The clinic vaccinated about 4,000 people per day at its height, according to UK Chief of Police Joe Monroe, but is now down to under 1,000 vaccinations per day. It s not because of any lack of availability, he said, It s because most people either have been vaccinated or are in the process of being vaccinated at this time.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is plummeting in Kentucky. Now, two large vaccination sites in Lexington will close soon: Kentucky Horse Park and the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field location.
What You Need To Know
University of Kentucky s Kroger Field vaccine will soon close, turning the facility back into a football stadium
Kentucky Horse Park will administer its last dose on May 8
UK Healthcare will continue vaccinating students and patients at other locations
Officials announced they’re planning to close the Kroger Field mass vaccination site and are in the process of demobilizing.
“We ve gone from more than 4,000 a day on a full day to 1,000 or even under 1,000 frankly this week,” said Jay Blanton, a spokesperson for the University of Kentucky. “So it s just reaching a point where we don t need that level of infrastructure, that level of staff and number of staff to support that kind of operation.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2021) National Volunteer Month has taken on a new meaning this year as the world continues to face challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within the university community, volunteers from across campus have donated their time and talent for the health and safety of others. One individual in particular, UK alumnus Sean McCarthy, has demonstrated what it means to step in and serve where his skills were needed.
When McCarthy began working in the Emergency Department at UK’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital after graduation, he didn’t realize his time there would be so short. Just 18 months into his career, COVID-19 swept across the globe, and McCarthy needed to put different skills to work.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 23, 2021) – We are inching ever closer to a return to normal with each scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointment at the University of Kentucky Kroger Field clinic.
As each person walks through the line of tents at Kroger Field, checks in and winds their way up to their vaccination station, you can’t help but wonder, what’s their reason? Why are they choosing to be vaccinated?
“You do it to protect yourself, protect your family, protect this state, protect the country, protect this whole world,” said Pamela Black-Davis of Lexington. “It’s just one step closer to us being able to get back to some normalcy.”