As coronavirus cases surge locally and across Kentucky, the Christian County Health Department is increasing the number of days it administers COVID-19 vaccinations.
Vaccine appointments will be available 7:45 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the department announced in a Facebook post.
To make an appointment for the two-shot Moderna vaccine, use this link. To make an appointment for the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, use this link. Both vaccines are approved for people 18 and older.
The vaccine is free. The health department is at 1700 Canton St.
The Pfizer vaccine, approved for ages 12 and older, is available locally at Walgreens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine search tool.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
