The largest randomized controlled study of masks, led by researchers from Stanford and Yale universities, is the latest that clearly supports the value of wearing surgical masks for reducing infection.
Both Hopkinsville and Christian County residents who meet the vaccine requirements by the end of October will be entered to win one of 10 drawings for $1,000.
Pediatricians from across the Ohio Valley say this new wave of COVID-19 is sickening children with severe symptoms that require hospitalizations, as school districts continue to try to maintain in-person learning without closures.
Beshear wants legislators to give him the authority to order masking at some level of infection, and has said he expects that to be the most contentious issue of a special session that beings Tuesday morning.
On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.
The Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health have warned against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
