Apr 16 Coronavirus Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity Phyllis Gibbs wasn’t sure until recently that she’d be here, just a few moments away from receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Do you feel sick today?” “Nope,” Gibbs said to the receptionist. “And you give consent for Pfizer to give you a shot today, correct?” “Absolutely.” Gibbs then walked over to one of […] By Liam Niemeyer , Corinne Boyer and Suhail Bhat Apr 16 Coronavirus Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity Liam Niemeyer, Corinne Boyer and Suhail Bhat
Apr 5 AppalachAmerica As the U.S. confronts climate change with a move to a new, clean energy future, what happens to those places that gave us the old energy — the fossil fuels that powered the country for more than a century? In “Welcome to AppalachAmerica,” host Jeff Young and the reporters at the Ohio Valley ReSource […] By Suhail Bhat Apr 5 AppalachAmerica Suhail Bhat
Mar 5 Economy The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them As Barkley Hughes and I rumbled around in his red utility vehicle last month, memories slowly unwound about his western Kentucky hometown. Tolu, a historic Ohio River-bound community of less than a hundred, only makes up a few blocks before opening up into rolling farmland. Hughes openly admits it’s not near anywhere, but that’s part […] By Liam Niemeyer Mar 5 Economy The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them Liam Niemeyer
Feb 26 Coronavirus Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines More than 2.5 million people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfzier COVID-19 vaccines. Little by little, states have received more vaccine doses, but the national supply remains low. However, more promise is on the horizon as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 26 Coronavirus Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Corinne Boyer
Feb 10 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other epidemic afflicting the region: the addiction crisis. Through the program, people can exchange needles, receive referrals for addiction treatment services, and get training to use the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. Laura […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 10 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis Corinne Boyer
Jan 5 Coronavirus Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays In his Tuesday briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated the importance of following COVID-19 protocols to stop the spread of the virus. “In L.A. County, they have so much COVID that ambulances are no longer doing runs for those in the worst shape,” he said. “I mean we’re at war, and […] By Corinne Boyer Jan 5 Coronavirus Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays Corinne Boyer
Dec 18 Coronavirus Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays Stay-at-home mom Sarci Eldridge has a big heart. So when Kentucky entered its second round of restaurant restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, her first thought was for her favorite server, Jessica Carey. “Me and my mom were talking, and we were just like, you know, we should just get Jessica something to get her […] By Sydney Boles Dec 18 Coronavirus Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays Sydney Boles
Dec 17 Coronavirus Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines The arrival of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was met with cheers around the Ohio Valley as the first doses were administered to front-line health workers. The Pfizer — and, soon, Moderna — vaccines bring the promise of relief after months of pandemic-driven closures and a deadly surge in cases. But the vaccines’ […] By Corinne Boyer Dec 17 Coronavirus Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines Corinne Boyer
Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Ohio COVID Data Tracker The Ohio Valley ReSource has expanded its COVID Data Tracker to include more measures to help you better understand the spread of coronavirus in Ohio, including the number of people hospitalized due to the virus and the amount of coronavirus testing being done. The data tracker we launched in April provided daily updates on the […] By Staff Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Ohio COVID Data Tracker Staff
Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To West Virginia COVID Data Tracker The Ohio Valley ReSource has expanded its COVID Data Tracker to include more measures to help you better understand the spread of coronavirus in West Virginia, including the number of people hospitalized due to the virus and the amount of coronavirus testing being done. The data tracker we launched in April provided daily updates on […] By Staff Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To West Virginia COVID Data Tracker Staff