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The ruling is a preliminary win for Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who joined other states suing to block the mandate.
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Obesity has been a long-standing health issue in the Ohio Valley and the pandemic has made it worse.
Kentucky tourism has slowly recovered, but industry advocates want a jump start of federal relief money to help market the state.
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It's important for all eligible people to get the COVID-19 vaccine to limit the opportunity for spread. This is especially true for children who often have the virus, but don't have any symptoms.
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This is the third national effort Cameron has joined seeking to block federal vaccine mandates in recent weeks.
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Stack said that ultimately, society will need to "normalize the expectation" that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is "something all of us have to do," just like we have to follow the rules of the road when we drive an automobile.
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has created a guide to help those who have been vaccinated to engage in constructive conversations with family members and friends who are hesitant about the vaccine.
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Under Beshear's order, all adults in Kentucky may get a COVID-19 booster six months after their second Moderna or Pfizer shot, or two months after the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. 
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The Christian County Board of Education voted Thursday to add two days to the holiday break.
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Appointments will be available at the health department on Wednesdays beginning Nov. 17.
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Months-long silences. Mysterious rejections. Here’s what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic.
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The new rule would require workplaces with 100 or more employees to have workers fully vaccinated by Jan. 4 or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing.
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