Lexington, Kentucky, has hit a significant vaccination milestone: 70% of its population, ages 18 and up, is fully vaccinated.
Thats probably more than in Louisville. Of that same age group, 72.8% of Jefferson County residents have only received one vaccine dose. (A spokesperson for the Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness, Kathy Turner said the department doesnt have data for how many people 18+ in Louisville are fully vaccinated.)
In fact, Fayette County is kicking Jeffersons butt in almost every vaccination metric Lexington provides:
Oh, 52.1% of people in Jefferson County are fully vaccinated?
Well, 58.7% in Fayette County are.
You think 59.9% of people receiving at least one dose of a vaccine in Louisville is cool?
Psh, 69.4% of Lexingtons residents have had at least one jab.
Lexingtons Mayor Linda Gorton lorded her citys accomplishment over Louisville at a press conference yesterday (OK, so she didnt even mention us, but she was pleased with Lexingtons stats.)
Weve asked a lot of our citizens and they have responded. As of today 70% of our citizens, age 18 and over, are fully vaccinated. Thats a great accomplishment, she said.
None of this is surprising if youve been paying attention to the states COVID data.
Fayette County is the third most vaccinated in the state, behind Woodford and Franklin.
Jefferson isnt even in the top five.
Turner, with Louisville Public Health & Wellness, said she does not know why Fayette Countys vaccination rate is higher than Louisvilles. But, she did point out that the citys population is lower than Louisvilles.
In our opinion, the vaccination race is the most important competition that our two cities are engaged in. Sure, UofL vs. UK is a big deal. But we cant control which team is going to do better year from year. This is up to we the people not a basketball coach or players.