Medical facilities in eastern Kentucky are receiving a financial boost. $4.4-million-dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act will be distributed to rural hospitals and clinics in the region. A smaller allocation will be used to set up a COVID-19 vaccine campaign in Clay County. The money is being distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tom Carew is the Kentucky state director of Rural Development for the U.S.D.A. He said the pandemic was hard for those in rural areas.
