Three local pharmacies were announced Thursday as locations where people can sign up to receive COVID-19 vaccine through a federal pharmacy program.
That includes two Walgreens (2318 Frederica St. and 1921 W. Parrish Ave.) along with Nation’s Medicine (3000 ALvey Park Drive West).
To register for a vaccine at Walgreens (account needed), click here. Nation’s Pharmacy can be reached at 270-926-4080.
To view the full list of 125 pharmacies statewide that are part of the federal program, click here.
Owensboro’s lone regional vaccination site is Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (1201 Pleasant Valley Road). The next closes regional site is Deaconess Henderson Hospital (1305 N. Elm St. in Henderson).
To find out more about getting a vaccine at Owensboro Health, click here. To find out more about getting a vaccine at Deaconess Henderson, click here.
The Green River District Health Department is also offering vaccinations. For more information, click here.
To determine when you are eligible to receive a vaccine and find where they are available, click here.
Currently, vaccines are being given to individuals in the state’s Phase 1a and 1b tiers.
The planned vaccination phases in Kentucky 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)
