Bluegrass Times

A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 85.1 percent of Kentucky’s nursing and care homes workers as of June 26, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is a 1.2 percent decrease since the previous data update on May 29. The number of staff employed in nursing and care homes can fluctuate significantly, sometimes leading to a decrease in the total percentage of vaccinated staff.

Kentucky is the 35th most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.

COVID-19 claimed 58 lives in Kentucky in the week ending June 26. This is an increase over the week before.

There have been up 17,301 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in Kentucky.

COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory for US healthcare personnel due to a federal order. However, many states have raised challenges or issued separate rules about vaccine mandates for healthcare staff.

The Supreme Court in early 2022 shut down a much broader vaccine mandate which would have affected roughly 84 million US citizens.

State	% Vaccinated	% Change
Alaska	90.6	-0.3
Alabama	85.3	-0.5
Arkansas	91.3	-0.4
Arizona	84.1	-0.5
California	94.9	-0.3
Colorado	92	-0.3
District of Columbia	99.1	-0.2
Delaware	95.3	0
Florida	82.7	-0.6
Georgia	91.5	0.4
Hawaii	97.7	0
Iowa	83.1	-0.4
Idaho	78.1	-0.2
Illinois	87.3	-0.6
Indiana	81.3	-0.4
Kansas	79.5	-0.4
Kentucky	85.1	-1.2
Louisiana	83.7	-0.1
Massachusetts	98.1	0.3
Maryland	94.7	-0.5
Maine	97.7	0.1
Michigan	82.3	0
Minnesota	84.6	-0.2
Missouri	75.7	0.3
Mississippi	86.6	0.3
Montana	76.9	1.7
North Carolina	90	0.1
North Dakota	81.9	-0.4
Nebraska	81.9	-0.7
New Hampshire	94.5	-0.2
New Jersey	94.7	0.1
New Mexico	90.7	-0.7
Nevada	89.2	-0.5
New York	98.6	-0.1
Ohio	77.1	-0.2
Oklahoma	78.6	0.2
Oregon	86	-2.5
Pennsylvania	88.4	0.3
South Carolina	88.5	0.9
South Dakota	82.2	1
Tennessee	82.5	0.1
Texas	84.7	0
Utah	85.2	0.2
Virginia	94.9	0.9
Vermont	95.1	-0.2
Washington	91.7	-0.4
Wisconsin	85.8	-0.1
West Virginia	92.6	-0.1
Wyoming	79	-0.5