Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Local health department accepting vaccine appointments

Pennyrile District Health Department is now vaccinating for COVID-19 in each of tis five counties, including Crittenden and Livingston.

Individuals age 70 and older can receive an inoculation as vaccine becomes available, Pennyrile Public Health Director Elisha Kite said today in announcement to area media.

"Please call your health department in Caldwell, Crittenden, Lyon, Livingston and Trigg counties to be added to a list for persons 70 and older," Kite said in the announcement. "We will have limited doses for each county.  Please be patient, as we do have times when the phone lines are tied up, or health departments may be closed or short staffed due to conducting COVID vaccine clinics at other locations." 

Phone numbers: 
Crittenden County Health Department (270) 965-5215
Livingston County Health Department (270) 928-2193

Crittenden County Judge-Executive says it is prudent to continue calling if you fail to get through the first time or two. "

"Department personnel are being moved around the five-county area to be able to accomplish vaccinations," Newcom said, which could lead to unmanned phones at particular offices on some days.