In the first two full calendar weeks of August — the latest period for which figures are available — Kentucky saw a 110% increase in daily COVID hospital admissions, with an average of 28 patients per day.
The timeline for moving the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines to doctors’ offices and pharmacies will be determined by the data and how effective they may be when compared with the current vaccines, said a federal health official.
The upcoming vaccine campaign comes at a higher cost to insurers and health practices, because the federal government is no longer footing the bill for COVID vaccines.
The state's Republican leaders, none of whom were at the event on the state Capitol grounds, have been talking about COVID as part of their campaign to unseat Beshear in the Nov. 7 election.
