COVID-19

The rate doesn't include at-home tests.

COVID-19 will always be with us, but vaccines, therapies and preventive steps mean we can live with it, experts said.

The approval by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means that the shots could be available in Kentucky before the end of June.

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,

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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. 

Boosters shots are administered on Thursdays. Appointments are not required.