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The boosters are needed to address waning immunity as a result of the highly contagious delta variant. For now, it will apply only to the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.

Getting people vaccinated is a nuanced challenge in every community — one that often begins with building trust.

Gov. Beshear and health commissioner said more Kentuckians need to get vaccinated and use masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.

In Kentucky, all residents of long-term care facilities are also eligible to get a Moderna or Pfizer booster shot, the state health commissioner announced.

The Republican from Marion, who represents a portion of Christian County, sponsors the bill that would bar state and local governments from requiring “the wearing of any type of facial covering on any public school premises.”

Two bands, one from South Carolina and the other from Nashville, will play for the outdoor concert.

Participants can have dinner outdoors in an area of Land Between the Lakes that is a popular spot for hummingbirds.

Part of the challenge in understanding long COVID is that many of the symptoms, like fatigue and brain fog, can stem from a variety of conditions — which can make it difficult to determine a direct line between cause and effect.

McConnell defended the 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, saying it was “essential” to keep the country from becoming a haven for terrorists.

As police shootings have become a flashpoint in U.S. cities, The Marshall Project and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting spent a year examining their rural counterparts — which mirror the dynamics of many police shootings that have come under scrutiny in cities, according to the analysis.

The committee is arranging to have several speakers address the community on the differences between nonpartisan and partisan city elections, and the potential impact of each.

The measure keeps universal masking in place for up to 270 days, although it can be withdrawn if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Kentucky Department for Public Health relaxes recommendations for schools.