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 19 Coronavirus Kentucky Changes Its Vaccine Policy After Questions About Prioritizing People With Disabilities UPDATE: After this story was published, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the vaccine status for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during his coronavirus briefing on Monday, March 22. “To clarify questions that were asked last week, all individuals with intellectual or behavioral conditions are eligible to get the vaccine in 1c right now, and […] By Corinne Boyer Mar 19 Coronavirus Kentucky Changes Its Vaccine Policy After Questions About Prioritizing People With Disabilities Corinne Boyer
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
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 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
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
Jan 19 Coronavirus Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an expansion of federal aid for state hospitals and a request for more vaccine doses from the federal government on Tuesday as he reported 2,250 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Nearly 3,200 people have died from the virus in the Commonwealth. Beshear announced 27 new deaths Tuesday and […] By Corinne Boyer Jan 19 Coronavirus Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic Corinne Boyer
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