Feb 23 Coronavirus As KY Teachers Are Vaccinated, Gov. Beshear Wants In-Person Classes In March Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an executive order on Tuesday recommending that all school districts offer some type of in-person learning starting March 1 or within a week of vaccinations for school personnel. The order recommends that classes resume seven days after teachers and staff have received their second COVID-19 vaccinations, though the decision is […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 23 Coronavirus As KY Teachers Are Vaccinated, Gov. Beshear Wants In-Person Classes In March Corinne Boyer
Feb 16 Coronavirus Kentucky Gets Bump In Supply Of Vaccine Doses Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that the federal government is increasing Kentucky’s supply of vaccine doses by nearly a third in the coming week. “Starting next week we’re getting another 29% increase in our supply. That’ll mean since this new administration took over they have increased our weekly amounts by 57%,” Beshear said. Beshear […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 16 Coronavirus Kentucky Gets Bump In Supply Of Vaccine Doses Corinne Boyer
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Feb 12 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for economic recovery. Biden’s economic priorities include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, forgiving student loan debt, and undoing some Trump-era tax cuts. But Biden’s immediate focus is on […] By Alana Watson Feb 12 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan Alana Watson
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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
Feb 8 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released drug overdose death data last December, it warned about the impacts the ongoing pandemic has had on the addiction crisis. “The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 8 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy Corinne Boyer
Feb 5 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north side. Similar to the heavy traffic that passes by, clients seeking treatment for substance and opioid use disorders steadily stream in and out of the building. But in 2020, […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 5 Coronavirus Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Corinne Boyer
Feb 3 Coronavirus Kentucky COVID-19 Cases Continue Gradual Decline While Total Deaths Near 4,000 New COVID-19 cases in Kentucky have continued to decrease compared to recent weeks. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,592 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The state’s positivity rate is 8.5%, continuing a recent downward trend. Despite the decrease in new cases, Beshear reported 51 new deaths. Since the onset of the pandemic, 3,863 people have […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 3 Coronavirus Kentucky COVID-19 Cases Continue Gradual Decline While Total Deaths Near 4,000 Corinne Boyer