Sports motivate some students to get vaccinated

LEADERS SAY THEVACCINE CAN NOTONLY KEEP SCHOOLSOPEN... BUT ALSOHELP KEEP SCHOOLSPORTS ONSCHEDULE.ANGIE:AND SOME LOCALHIGH SCHOOLATHLETES SAYTHAT'S A BIG REASONWHY THEY WANTTHE SHOT.LEX 18'S KAROLINABUCZEK HAS THESTORY.18:26:37 DRIBBLEBALL AND GRUNTSSAYS "ALMOSTMISSED" :41YESTERDAY WAS ABIG DAY FOR 15YEAR-OLD SANAAJACKSON.18:17:18 "IT JUSTOPENED UP TO ME,SO I JUST GOT MYAPPOINTMENT SET.":20THAT APPOINTMENTIS FOR HER COVID-19VACCINE.

THISWEEK... THE FOODAND DRUGADMINISTRATIONAPPROVED PFIZER'SVACCINE FOR 12 TO15 YEAROLDS...MEANINGJACKSON, AND MANYOTHER STUDENTSACROSS KENTUCKY,CAN GET THEIRSHOTS.18:17:30 "WE FOUNDOUT YESTERDAYAND I WAS LIKE OHMY GOD YES.

ITEXTED MY MOMAND I WAS LIKEMOM SET THEAPPOINTMENTRIGHT NOW." :35ONE OF THEREASONS SHEWANTS TO GETVACCINATED IS TOMAKE SURE THEPARIS LADYHOUNDSCAN HAVE A FULLBASKETBALLSEASON NEXT YEAR.18:30:41 NAT:DRIBBLING THEBALL :43BECAUSE LIKE MANYOTHER TEAMSACROSSKENTUCKY...THEPARIS HIGH SCHOOLGIRLS' BASKETBALLTEAM MISSED OUTON PARTS OF LASTSEASON BECAUSEOF COVID.18:15:20 "WE WEREOUT.

WE MISSEDGAMES.

IT WASAWFUL." :2318:20:44 "AT ONEPOINT, WE HAD TOWEAR GLOVES TOREBOUND FOREACH OTHER.

:46AND THEY'REHOPING TO AVOIDTHAT NEXT YEAR.SO ARE PUBLICHEALTH OFFICIALS.THIS WEEK,KENTUCKY'S PUBLICHEALTHCOMMISSIONER, DR.STEVEN STACK,TOLDSUPERINTENDENTSAS MORE STUDENTSGET VACCINATED,SCHOOL ANDSPORTS CANRETURN TO NORMAL.FOR EXAMPLE,VACCINATEDATHLETES WON'THAVE TO MISSGAMES BECAUSE OFQUARANTINE.13:53:44 "THEYWON'T HAVE TOQUARANTINE IFTHEY'RE EXPOSEDTO SOMEONE WHOIS INFECTED.

:48AND THAT'S FORSOME OF THE GIRLSON THE PARIS HIGHSCHOOLBASKETBALLTEAM...THAT'SPLAYING A HUGEROLE IN THEIRDECISION TO GETTHE SHOT.18:19:58 "I'M GOINGTO BE HONEST, ATFIRST I WASN'T TOOSURE ABOUT THEVACCINE.

BUTONCE I STARTEDTHINKING ABOUTOUR TEAM ANDOUR SEASON, ITMADE ME REALIZETHAT THE VACCINEWOULD BEIMPORTANT TO GET- THAT WEWOULDN'T HAVE TOSIT OUT SO MUCH.AND WE WOULDHAVE FEWERGAMES CANCELED,AND FEWER RISKOF GETTING COVIDAND GETTING SICK.18:20:15AND THEY'REHOPING THE SHOTMEANS THEY CANACTUALLY HANG OUTWITH THEIRTEAMMATES.18:16:15 "I GET TOBE CLOSER TO MYTEAMMATES THISYEAR.

WE WERESEPARATE THEENTIRE YEAR.COACH WAS ON US.WE WERE NOTALLOWED - AFTERPRACTICE - WE HADTO GET OUT.

WEWEREN'T ALLOWEDTO KEEP ONGETTING SHOTS.WE NEEDED TO GETOUT SO HE COULDSANITIZE.

:27SO THE GIRLS ARELOOKING FORWARDTO A BETTERSEASON AHEAD.

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