COVID-19

The largest randomized controlled study of masks, led by researchers from Stanford and Yale universities, is the latest that clearly supports the value of wearing surgical masks for reducing infection.

Baptist Health Corbin's workers are "completely overrun, overwhelmed, and overworked," Mayor Suzie Razmus said in a video message to the community.

Republicans who control the legislature, and a few Democratic lawmakers, have said they trust local school officials to make the right decisions, but Beshear countered that school districts across the country have not done that.

The president said he will require vaccinations — with no exceptions for regular testing among the unvaccinated — for employees of Head Start programs and Defense Department contractors

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear quickly line-item-vetoed the bill, and the Republican controlled legislature over-rode the veto about as quickly.

Democrats in both chambers said some districts wouldn't impose mask mandates, raising the threat of the coronavirus not only in schools but the general population, leading to more deaths from COVID-19.

Both Hopkinsville and Christian County residents who meet the vaccine requirements by the end of October will be entered to win one of 10 drawings for $1,000. 

Testing will be done Monday through Thursday in the department's parking lot.

Legislators are considering a controversial resolution that would require the state to recognize a positive COVID antibody test as the same as a COVID vaccination, even though people who naturally recover from the virus are more than twice as likely to contract it again compared to people who get vaccinated.

The Beshear administration will have the ability to decide how much and what to spend the funds on.

McConnell, during a visit with the Rotary Club of Paducah, said he’s spoken with leaders of the state general assembly, and believes it’s wise to put the decision of school mask mandates in the hands of school boards and those more directly educating students.

An open letter to rural Americans emphasizes the importance of individual choice in the decision.