Mykel Tidwell, a pharmacist and co-owner of Duncan Prescription Center in Mayfield, was vaccinated at the Graves County Health Department Wednesday morning.
GRAVES COUNTY, KY The Graves County Health Department hopes to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to people 70 and older as early as next week if the state approves.
The Graves County health department received 300 doses of the Moderna vaccine a few days before Christmas. Since then, the department has been vaccinating employees from various health care clinics and pharmacies as part of Phase 1A of the state s vaccine deployment plan.
In addition, the health department distributed some of its vaccines to paramedics, who then vaccinated EMS crews, police officers and other first responders. They, along with the health care workers, will receive second doses four weeks after their initial injections.