The Bowling Green-based International Center of Kentucky has only been able to secure housing for about half of the 140 refugees who have arrived from Afghanistan.
Local communities could enact ordinances to keep children from being exposed to the products, such as buffer zones for sales of vaping products near schools.
As more indoor venues require proof of vaccination and new variants loom, scientists and public health officials are debating when it will be time to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include a booster shot.
As of Saturday evening, the omicron variant had been detected in at least 15 different states. And while it's too early to say if the most recent variant of concern will be as dangerous as delta, preliminary evidence suggests it may spread faster and be more likely to reinfect individuals who previously contracted coronavirus.
The variant was confirmed by the California and San Francisco departments of public health in an individual who returned to the U.S. from South Africa on Nov. 22.
