As the Delta variant surges across the country, Gov. Andy Beshear urged unvaccinated Kentuckians and vaccinated residents with heavy exposure to the public to wear a mask when not in their home.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued the first-ever formal health advisory against misinformation last week, warning that it poses an “imminent and insidious threat.”
For thousands of people in Kentucky, the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines have allowed life to return to mostly normal. But for “long haulers” like Army Staff Sgt. Noah Cole, who contracted COVID before vaccines were widely available, the devastating impact on his health threatens to destroy his dream of a military career.
Health officials also say masks for everyone should be considered in schools with low vaccination rates or where there's an inability to monitor the vaccine status students and staff.
The county health director announced her plans to resign during a health board meeting Monday. Her role during the pandemic made Bebout one of the county's most visible public officials.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, urged Kentuckians to take the COVID-19 vaccine — a protection that wasn't offered against the pandemic of his childhood until decades later.
Making what they called the best argument for vaccination against the coronavirus, state officials said Thursday that only 0.08% of recent virus cases in Kentucky were among people who hadn't received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The phenomenon — where traditional yoga performed alongside baby goats — is popping up across Western Kentucky, including locations in Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Pembroke and Crofton, as well as Clarksville, Tennessee.
