Transy joins a handful of private colleges requiring the vaccine, including Berea College. So far, no public universities in Kentucky are requiring vaccinations.
Special legislative sessions are politically tricky — partly because the governor is the only person allowed to call them. Generally, governors try to reach a consensus with lawmakers before calling them in to officially consider legislation.
In Central City, there are concerns about the community being a super-spreader of the delta variant following the death of local resident Brent Yonts, a former state representative, from COVID-19.
An Aug. 12 mask mandate from the Kentucky Board of Education remains in force, despite a separate requirement from Gov. Andy Beshear that was lifted on Monday.
The approval was seen as a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic — in part because it could provide reassurance to those who have delayed getting vaccinated.
House, a Kentucky author, wrote an article for The Atlantic that begins with a recollection of his grandmother's stories of sacrifice during the Great Depression.
In an unusual Saturday ruling, the timing of which was not explained, all seven justices agreed that Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd abused his discretion in blocking the laws, which limit emergency orders to 30 days and call for his emergency pandemic declaration to expire on June 28.
Betsy Johnson, president of the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, said nursing home industry leaders strongly support their workers getting vaccinated, but many employees don’t want to.
Local ambulance crews transported 25 COVID patients between Aug. 2 and 15, which is a significant increase in coronavirus-related calls previously this summer.
