 Friday, January 29, 2021
Top COVID-19 Takeaways from the Week
Vaccination Progress in Louisville
 Tonya Wood with JCPS receives her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at the LouVax site on Friday, January 22,2021
Here are the key stats for vaccinations in Metro Louisville:
- Through its LouVax site, the Louisville Department of Public Health and Wellness has given 16,482 doses to date including
- Citywide 66,284 total doses have been given out between our LouVax site and our healthcare system community partners, Norton Healthcare, UofL Health and Baptist Health.
- Of the 66,284 individuals, 56,580 doses administered were first shot doses and 9,704 individuals received their second shot completing their COVID-19 vaccine series.
The focus at the LouVax site continues to be on vaccinating our K-12 educators following Governor Beshear's mandate that educators would all have their first vaccine dose by the end of the first week in February.
On Friday, Dr. Hartlage said that nearly 10,000 educators from the public, private and independent school systems were vaccinated through the LouVax site. Jefferson County Public School system teachers comprised 6,600 of those educators.
"All of our elementary educators both public and private have been through this site. They should all have completed their first shots by the end of this week," Dr. Hartlage said.
Watch the vaccination update from the LouVax site at Broadbent Arena HERE.
Who can currently be vaccinated?
Here are key updates for residents with regards to vaccine appointments:
- Tier 1A personnel (Medical First Responders & Healthcare workers) can register for their first dose of the vaccine through Norton Healthcare.
- Tier 1B (Individuals 70+) At this time all appointments are filled with our healthcare partners. We encourage those individuals to follow our healthcare partners for openings.
- Tier 1B (K-12 educators and Non-Medical First Responders) are the only individuals who are able to get vaccinated at the LouVax site by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Those appointments are scheduled through employers
- Please make every effort to make it to your appointment. Due to high demand, it may be weeks or even months before you are able to be rescheduled.
- Tier 1C, 2-4 personnel: More information will be provided soon.
Everyone in our community is important. Please know that we want to vaccinate everyone, but we are dependent on vaccine supply.
We want to vaccinate everyone, but we are dependent on vaccine supply. Right now the vaccine is trickling in. If we can get more vaccine, we assure you we will offer more appointments for vaccinations.
To view the vaccine distribution plan, answers to frequently asked questions and other COVID-19 resources CLICK HERE. To find information on the COVID vaccine, the vaccination process CLICK HERE.
 At Tuesday's weekly COVID-19 update, Dr. Moyer stated that Louisville's case counts for the virus were its third highest total to date.
Here are the COVID-19 data metrics for the week of January 19,2021:
- 3,038 positive cases reported
- 56.6 cases per 100,000 population
Dr. Moyer said the weekly COVID data shows that the virus is still active and present in the community. She added that many cases are coming from household contacts, but those individuals are bringing the virus home.
She reported that people are often exposing others in the workplace, with family and friends outside the home, continuing to run errands, and going to restaurants while they're infectious.
"The numbers are going down, but they are still not good. This is why it's very important to always wear a face covering, social distance, wash your hands and stay home as much as possible. This disease is still a serious threat. I encourage everyone to get tested weekly."
To view the weekly COVID update with city and public health officials CLICK HERE.
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