Kentucky Health News

It's important for all eligible people to get the COVID-19 vaccine to limit the opportunity for spread. This is especially true for children who often have the virus, but don't have any symptoms.

Stack said that ultimately, society will need to "normalize the expectation" that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is "something all of us have to do," just like we have to follow the rules of the road when we drive an automobile.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has created a guide to help those who have been vaccinated to engage in constructive conversations with family members and friends who are hesitant about the vaccine.

Under Beshear's order, all adults in Kentucky may get a COVID-19 booster six months after their second Moderna or Pfizer shot, or two months after the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. 

Last year, Kentucky passed a law that helps insulate the state from predatory competition, which can put drugstores out of business.

The vaccine will be available to Kentucky children on Wednesday.

Open enrollment on the health insurance marketplace runs through Jan. 15 for coverage beginning on Jan. 1.

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has awarded grants to two organizations in Christian County, which has the state's second-lowest vaccination rate.

Hesitant people typically don't get vaccinated for just one of the reasons, though, but a combination of several.

The researchers note that the decline in the number of people experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression coincides with a decline in the number of coronavirus cases and the easing of lockdown restrictions.