One COVID-19 testing site says they are noticing a slight decrease in testing. They say just because the vaccine is going out, doesn’t mean people no longer need to be tested.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly follow the recommendation and make J&J’s shot the third vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
There are now hundreds of places in Kentucky to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but finding the ones near you that have openings can take some work. The CDC is hoping an online portal can help direct people to doses near them.
Governor Beshear says, starting March 1, the state will begin vaccinating people in Phase 1C. That includes people sixty and older, anyone 16 or older with high-risk health conditions and essential workers.
Governor Andy Beshear announced that starting next Monday, March 1, people in phase 1C will be able to get the shot. That’s anyone with high risk health issues or essential workers.
The World Health Organization’s green light for the AstraZeneca vaccine should trigger the delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to countries that have signed up for the U.N.-backed COVAX effort.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows nearly 950 known cases of the highly contagious virus variants in the United States.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s leading infectious-disease scientist, has estimated that somewhere between 70% and 85% of the U.S. population needs to get inoculated to stop the scourge that has killed close to 470,000 Americans.