UPDATED: COVID-19 vaccine available to top state leaders

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(Updated to include comments from incoming Senate president, Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and details from Kentucky political leaders getting vaccinated with more background)

The COVID-19 vaccine will be available to the state's top officials beyond Gov. Laura Kelly, who will get inoculated Wednesday afternoon following her weekly press briefing.

The governor's office released a list of the state leaders who could get the vaccination immediately as part of a continuity of operations plan, sparking a debate over whether politicians should be vaccinated early.

The governor's office announced that incoming Senate President Ty . . .

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