May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 may be given to children ages 12 to 15. Kentucky is preparing to make the vaccine available for children. Shortly before the FDA announced expanded use of the vaccine, Kentucky’s top public health official, Dr. Steven Stack, said studies showed that the […] By Corinne Boyer May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. Corinne Boyer
Apr 19 Coronavirus Beshear Urges More Vaccinations As New COVID Cases Hit Younger People Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear urged people to use the more than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments available as the trend of new infections skewed toward younger people. Beshear reported a dramatic difference in vaccination rates among age groups. People between ages 20 to 49 make up the majority of new COVID-19 cases, but have much lower […] By Corinne Boyer Apr 19 Coronavirus Beshear Urges More Vaccinations As New COVID Cases Hit Younger People Corinne Boyer
Apr 12 Coronavirus Kentucky Sees An Increase In COVID-19 Positivity Rate With Thousands Of Vaccination Appointments Available Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state’s positivity rate is the highest it’s been in approximately a month — 3.16%. “We’ve got to be watching that. We should be wary,” Beshear said. “We should see what’s going on in other states. We should get everyone out to get vaccinated.” Beshear said the state is […] By Corinne Boyer Apr 12 Coronavirus Kentucky Sees An Increase In COVID-19 Positivity Rate With Thousands Of Vaccination Appointments Available Corinne Boyer
Apr 1 Health Biden Administration Releases Drug Control Policy Priorities After Deadliest Year For Overdoses The Biden administration released its first set of drug policy priorities Thursday after overdose deaths hit record numbers during the pandemic. Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Regina LaBelle discussed the office’s seven priorities, beginning with expanding access to drug treatment services. “We’ll do this by expanding access to quality treatment and medications […] By Corinne Boyer Apr 1 Health Biden Administration Releases Drug Control Policy Priorities After Deadliest Year For Overdoses Corinne Boyer
Mar 31 Coronavirus Kentucky Opens COVID-19 Vaccinations To Everyone Over 16 Beginning April 5 Beginning Monday, April 5, everyone over age 16 will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear made the announcement during a press conference Wednesday and said the state is on track to meet President Biden’s goal of 200 million shots by his 100th day in office. “This is a good day, […] By Corinne Boyer Mar 31 Coronavirus Kentucky Opens COVID-19 Vaccinations To Everyone Over 16 Beginning April 5 Corinne Boyer
Mar 16 Coronavirus While Battling Coronavirus, Kentucky Also Monitoring People Who’ve Traveled To Countries With Ebola Outbreaks Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is monitoring about a dozen people who’ve travelled to countries with outbreaks of Ebola. Beshear made the announcement during his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. Eleven people in Kentucky have traveled to either the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Guinea — both countries experiencing Ebola outbreaks. Beshear said health […] By Corinne Boyer Mar 16 Coronavirus While Battling Coronavirus, Kentucky Also Monitoring People Who’ve Traveled To Countries With Ebola Outbreaks Corinne Boyer
Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley The past year inflicted devastating pain across the Ohio Valley as more than 25,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia died due to COVID-19 and more than 1.5 million people contracted the virus. Low-income families, women and people of color bore an unequal brunt of the economic challenges caused by the shutdowns, more so […] By Suhail Bhat Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat
Mar 12 Coronavirus Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley When the first coronavirus cases were reported last year, Warren County, Kentucky, Jailer Stephen Harmon knew there was going to be a COVID-19 outbreak in his jail. It was just a matter of when. “We tried our best to keep it from happening,” he said. “However with this many people in a fairly small spot, […] By Alana Watson Mar 12 Coronavirus Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley Alana Watson
Mar 10 Coronavirus Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday stronger coronavirus safety guidance intended to keep coal miners safe from COVID-19 in the workplace. However, the Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration stopped short of issuing an emergency standard — as the mine workers’ union had requested — and instead kept to voluntary guidelines. “This updated […] By Jeff Young Mar 10 Coronavirus Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations Jeff Young
Mar 9 Coronavirus Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to President Joe Biden. During his regular COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state would receive $2.6 billion which would allow for a “once in a generation […] By Corinne Boyer Mar 9 Coronavirus Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments Corinne Boyer