Julia Hunter

The health department will also continue to offer appointments to all Kentuckians in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C.

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The phase includes anyone 60 and older, anyone age 16 or older with the highest-risk conditions per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and all essential workers.

The health department, which operates a regional vaccine distribution site at the James E. Bruce Convention Center, is not yet accepting appointment requests for individuals who fall within other categories of Phase 1C.

While detailed totals weren't available, estimates suggest at least 30% of Christian County residents 70 and older have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine.

It's the first time in four months that the hospital's stress level due to the pandemic had been considered "low."

While the hospital's COVID-19 patient occupancy is the lowest it has been in two months, data suggests Jennie Stuart is still under stress from the coronavirus pandemic.

The request follows guideline changes last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the recommended interval between doses.

COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart Medical Center have declined from a recent peak, but newly released federal data show the hospital has been under what health care experts consider "extreme stress."

Health care workers who were among the first in the county to receive the COVID-19 vaccine started getting their second doses this week.

From Jan. 8 to 14, the percentage of occupied ICU beds at Jennie Stuart was higher than any other time for which data is available.