COVID-19 Archives

Updated COVID, flu and RSV vaccines expected next month

by Kentucky Health News
August 20, 2023

The upcoming vaccine campaign comes at a higher cost to insurers and health practices, because the federal government is no longer footing the bill for COVID vaccines.

UK HealthCare joins several other Ky. hospitals in no longer requiring employee COVID vaccination

by Melissa Patrick
August 14, 2023

The federal rules requiring COVID-19 vaccinations in health care settings were lifted in early June.

‘She changed the world.’ Kentucky honors the late Virginia Moore

by Sarah Ladd
June 11, 2023

Virginia Moore made sure every day that “everyone was included," Gov. Andy Beshear said during a celebration of her life on Sunday.

Beshear: Memorial intended partly as response to those who discounted pandemic for political ends

by Al Cross
May 24, 2023

The state's Republican leaders, none of whom were at the event on the state Capitol grounds, have been talking about COVID as part of their campaign to unseat Beshear in the Nov. 7 election.

Pandemic memorial at Capitol to be dedicated Wednesday

by Al Cross
May 24, 2023

The memorial's center is encircled by green lights, symbolizing empathy and compassion for the Kentuckians lost throughout the pandemic.

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic mean in practice? 4 questions answered

by Amy Lauren Fairchild and Marian Moser Jones
May 11, 2023

COVID-19 hasn’t vanished, but at this point it’s doing less damage.

Surgeon general: Loneliness poses a public health threat

by Melissa Patrick
May 5, 2023

America's top public health official warned of the crisis and offered a detailed plan of how to advance social connection.

COVID-19 interrupted Kentucky nursing students’ education

by Sarah Ladd
April 22, 2023

Kentucky has a well-documented nursing shortage, exacerbated by COVID-19 burnout and an aging worker population.

Long COVID is hurting business; workplace accommodations could help

by Casey Quinlan
April 17, 2023

Allowing employees with long COVID to have flexible hours and work from home are just two ways companies can help accommodate the millions of workers still suffering from symptoms.

On third anniversary of COVID-19 arrival in Kentucky, virus continues to infect and kill

by Kentucky Health News
March 8, 2023

The state attributed 13 more deaths to COVID-19 last week, down from 39 the week prior.

FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach

by Matthew Woodruff
January 29, 2023

Here are answers from immunologist Matthew Woodruff to five big questions about the FDA's single-shot vaccine decision.

State public health chief still seeking more COVID vaccinations

by Stu Johnson
January 10, 2023

In Kentucky, just 40% of individuals 65 and older have received the bivalent booster that helps protect against the most receive variants.