COVID-19 Archives

Changing virus poses challenges to updating COVID-19 vaccine

by Kentucky Health News
June 12, 2022

Clinical trials are studying new versions of vaccines amid pressure for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to decide whether to allow them to be recommended later this year,

New Ky. COVID cases up 63%, hospitalizations up 42%

by Kentucky Health News
May 19, 2022

Experts warn new variants threaten the vaccinated as well as the unvaccinated.

‘That’s just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms are often overlooked in seniors

by Judith Graham
May 19, 2022

The higher rate of post-COVID symptoms in older adults is likely due to a higher incidence of chronic disease and physical vulnerability.

Legislature funds health coverage for Kentuckians ineligible for Medicaid but unable to purchase private insurance

by Melissa Patrick
May 15, 2022

The Kentucky General Assembly, led by supermajorities Republicans, approved $4.5 million in state funds and $4.5 million in federal funds in the 2022-24 state budget to set up the program.

Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals

by Blake Farmer
May 15, 2022

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims.

A grim milestone in COVID-19 deaths

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 13, 2022

As the country approached 1 million COVID-19 deaths, health officials urged people to be aware that the virus is still present.

Sweeping, limited, or no powers at all? What’s at stake in the mask mandate appeal

by Julie Appleby
May 8, 2022

The Department of Justice’s appeal of a Florida judge’s decision could set the parameters for the CDC’s authority in the next outbreak, and public health experts fear the lower court’s decision effectively closes "off future actions for a disease like this one."

Beshear: Kentucky is ‘pretty safe’ from COVID-19

by Melissa Patrick
May 6, 2022

Beshear said he and his family will carry masks with them to the Derby and use them as needed, and that was his advice for others: use a mask if they feel uncomfortable.