Legislators need to pass a one-year budget amid uncertainties about how much money the state will bring in, and they must respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Republican leaders say they want to strip Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of his power to respond to the pandemic.
Ten days after the state's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 6, the governor ordered the initial round of business closures. By the end of the year, 57 virus-related deaths had been confirmed in Christian County.
Local "non-hospital" health care agencies — as well as emergency responders that provide medical care — that haven't signed up to receive the vaccine can do so on the health department's website.
Harmon was likely exposed to the virus before or shortly after receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. In a statement, he said he still has faith in the vaccine and the need for people to receive it as quickly as possible.
