Owensboro Health officials announced Monday afternoon that appointment scheduling is on hold until their COVID-19 vaccine allocations are increased by the state. There are 1,500 doses scheduled to be administered this week.
According to a Facebook post by OH:
“Owensboro Health has vaccinated nearly 7,000 individuals against COVID-19. With 1,500 doses scheduled to be administered this week, appointment scheduling is on hold until our vaccine allocations are increased by the state. Our current stock is enough to vaccinate those who already have appointments, as well as those who are due for their second dose. For up to date information, go to OwensboroHealth.org/Vaccine or follow our social media.”
Owensboro Health previously announced that they were beginning to vaccinate people that fell in the Phase 1b category.
The state’s planned vaccination phases are:
Phase 1a: Long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, health care personnel
Phase 1b: First responders, Kentuckians age 70 or older, K-12 school personnel
Phase 1c: Kentuckians age 60 or older, anyone older than 16 with CDC highest-risk conditions for COVID-19, all essential workers
Phase 2: Age 40 and older
Phase 3: Age 16 and older
Phase 4: Children under the age of 16 if the vaccine is approved for this age group (estimated to comprise 18% of Kentucky’s population)
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