In a brief Friday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and health officials announced that COVID-19 vaccination sites will begin taking appointments for individuals 60 and older beginning March 1.
The announcement comes as the state moves into Phase 1C of the vaccination plan, which includes anyone age 60+, anyone 16 or older with highest risk conditions and all essential workers.
For now, local hospitals and vaccination partners around the city are prioritizing individuals 60+ in that group.
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness Associate Medical Director, Dr. SarahBeth Hartlage, said this emphasis is because individuals in the age group have high risk factors associated with COVID-19.
“We estimate there are approximately 100,000 individuals 60 and older in our community,” Dr. Hartlage said. “Vaccinating them next is the right thing to do because the majority of our hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 have been in people 60 or older.”
Due to the large amount of individuals in group, Hartlage estimates that it would take around five to six weeks to fully vaccinated the group. Vaccinations for those individuals would occur through March and April.
"This is outstanding news for the community," Fischer said. "We want to get as many shots into as many arms as quickly and efficiently as we can."
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