First lady Britainy Beshear watches as nurse Michelle Searcy of the Franklin County Health Department gives the governor a dose of the Moderna vaccine. (Governor's office photos) |
Kentucky Health News
The event showed "broad, bipartisan support for the safe, effective Covid-19 vaccination," a news release from Beshear's office said. It said the Beshears' two children, aged 11 and 10, will be vaccinated when a vaccine is approved for children.
“I would not risk my life or the life of my family, which I love more than life itself, if I didn’t believe this vaccine was safe and highly effective,” Beshear said. “These vaccines are a gift and our best vehicle to end this evil pandemic, allow our children and educators to safely return to school and reignite our economy.”
Senate President Robert Stivers gets his vaccination. |
In the news release issued by Beshear's office, Stivers said, “The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine signals an optimistic turning point in our fight against the virus. This bipartisan group of leaders chose to take the vaccine together to send a message that the vaccine is safe and it is crucial for the health and welfare of the commonwealth. The importance of taking the vaccine cannot be overstated, because you are protecting yourself and your fellow Kentuckians. I encourage everyone who is able to get vaccinated when the opportunity arises.” Stivers told reporters afterward that he participated to show "there's no politics in this."
House Speaker David Osborne gets his vaccination. |
Chief Justice John Minton gets his vaccination. |
Secretary J. Michael Brown gets his shot. |
Beshear encouraged other elected officials and community leaders, including business executives and faith leaders, to get vaccinated when it is their turn.
Searcy also got her shot, from a colleague. |
Beshear said DeSantis hasn't followed some other CDC recommendations: "Maybe he ought to listen to the CDC director a little bit more."
In other coronavirus news Tuesday:
- The pandemic relief and government funding bill includes several provisions for rural health care including a reform of Medicare’s payment formula for rural health clinics, Inside Health Policy reports: "The package ensures no Rural Health Clinic has its reimbursements reduced while phasing in over eight years a steady increase in the Rural Health Clinic statutory cap. All new clinics will be subject to a uniform per-visit cap, and uncapped clinics with payments above the upper limit will have their annual rate of growth controlled."
- Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie, who often split with other Republicans on spending issues, were "outraged" at the bill and voted against it, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
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