COVID-19

Christian County Public Schools will announce plans related to COVID-19 and mask recommendations on Tuesday, spokesman John Rittenhouse told Hoptown Chronicle.

Kentuckians who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus still have unanswered questions about vaccines, some based on facts and others based on myths.

More than $2 million combined is allocated for Oak Grove, Pembroke, Crofton and LaFayette.

Thirteen of Kentucky's 120 counties are not in the red "critical" zone for COVID-19 transmission — including Muhlenberg, Hopkins and Webster.

Hopkins County leaders are closely monitoring coronavirus cases as they prepare for next week’s county fair amid an uptick in coronavirus cases.

The battleground was, as usual, a Senate committee hearing.

The study is seeking participants who are 18-to-29 years old and haven’t been vaccinated or tested positive for COVID-19.

As the Delta variant surges across the country, Gov. Andy Beshear urged unvaccinated Kentuckians and vaccinated residents with heavy exposure to the public to wear a mask when not in their home.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued the first-ever formal health advisory against misinformation last week, warning that it poses an “imminent and insidious threat.”

For thousands of people in Kentucky, the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines have allowed life to return to mostly normal. But for “long haulers” like Army Staff Sgt. Noah Cole, who contracted COVID before vaccines were widely available, the devastating impact on his health threatens to destroy his dream of a military career.

Health officials also say masks for everyone should be considered in schools with low vaccination rates or where there's an inability to monitor the vaccine status students and staff.

At the current vaccination rate, it will be early December before 70% of Kentuckians are immunized.