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Donate Incentives may help counter COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Kentucky Public health officials in the region say vaccinating everyone remains a challenge, but that incentive programs meant to encourage people to get vaccinated may help the state reach its goals. by May 3, 2021 Kentucky still needs to vaccinate more than 500,000 people to reach the goal set by Gov. Andy Beshear earlier this month. Beshear said on April 12 he would lift restrictions on businesses when 2.5 million Kentuckians got their share of antibodies, but the number of vaccines administered fluctuates day to day. Although state leaders and public health officials like Beshear have continued to urge more people to sign up for a shot, there is growing concern that demand is slowing around Kentucky, especially in rural areas where vaccination rates are still low. ....
1:31 Kentucky needs to vaccinate at least another half million people in order to reach the goal of 2.5 million fully vaccinated Kentuckians set by Governor Andy Beshear. Edie Greenberg with member station WKMS reports some local businesses are offering incentives designed to entice more people to get their shots. There are three types of people Billy Pitts said he needs to reach as public health director of Marshall County, where 23% of the county was fully vaccinated as of April 19. First: those who want a vaccine. Pitts said many of those people have been calling health departments since December 2020, trying for their chance at a vaccine. ....
Graves County Health Department reports 8 new COVID-19 cases Coronavirus(WALB) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - The Graves County Health Department reported eight new COVID-19 cases on April 28. The county had a total of 3,736 cases and 90 deaths. “We sure appreciate all those who have been vaccinated because not only have our deaths diminished but the hospitalizations as well. That is proof that it is working.” commented Noel Coplen, Director of the local health department. Copyright 2021 KFVS. All rights reserved. Most Read ....
Graves County Health Department announces 6 more cases of COVID-19 The Graves County Health Department has announced six more COVID-19 cases in the county. (Source: Pexels) By Ashley Smith | February 17, 2021 at 4:11 PM CST - Updated February 17 at 4:11 PM GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - The Graves County Health Department has announced six more COVID-19 cases in the county. There has been a total of 3,531 COVID-19 cases, with 88 deaths. “We have not seen this few of cases since October.” said Kathy Gifford, Nurse Supervisor for the local health department. “We are actually out of the red.” commented Noel Coplen, Director of the local health department. ....
Credit Marshall County Health Department / Facebook Some local health departments are seeing a flood of calls about COVID-19 vaccine availability for doses that may not arrive in the near future. The Marshall County Health Department posted on social media earlier this week they did not have the capacity to handle the hundreds of calls asking for a COVID-19 vaccine. Marshall County Health Department Public Health Director Billy Pitts wants people to know calling won’t bring more vaccines any faster. According to the social media post, the health department initially received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 22, which were administered to those in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccine distribution. On Jan.12, the health department received 100 additional Moderna vaccines for a total of 300 doses. ....