Governor Andy Beshear gave an update on the coronavirus outbreak in Kentucky Thursday, confirming that 11 shipments of the Pfizer vaccine have been approved for hospitals in the state.
The governor said three hospitals in Louisville, including UofL Hospital, Norton Healthcare and Baptist Health. Norton will receive two of the 975-unit shipments, while UofL Hospital and Baptist will receive one shipment each.
Beshear said the hospitals chosen for the first shipment of units were chosen because they have the capacity to hold the Pfizer vaccines in “ultralow cold storage.”
The first doses of the vaccine are planned to go to long-term care facilities and healthcare workers and could be administered as early are December 15.
The governor announced 3,895 new COVID-19 cases Thursday along with 34 additional deaths. The positivity rate now stands at 10.07% with 113 of the 120 counties in the red zone.
For further data regarding COVID in Kentucky, visit kycovid19.ky.gov.
Source: WAVE
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