Jun 11 Health Beshear Lifts COVID Restrictions In Kentucky’s Final Regular Coronavirus Briefing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear held his last regular COVID-19 briefing Friday as he signed an executive order ending COVID-19 restrictions. Beshear held what would be the first of 250 COVID-19 briefings in March, 2020, just as the threat of the pandemic was beginning. Fifteen months and more than 461,000 coronavirus cases later, on Friday, Beshear […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 11 Health Beshear Lifts COVID Restrictions In Kentucky’s Final Regular Coronavirus Briefing Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 10 Health IU Researcher: Pandemic Confirms How Low-Quality Jobs Affect African Americans’ Health African Americans are overrepresented in essential jobs that—compared to the national average—pay less, offer limited benefits, provide less stability and, during the pandemic, sometimes exposed them to COVID-19 at higher rates than other groups. By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media Jun 10 Health IU Researcher: Pandemic Confirms How Low-Quality Jobs Affect African Americans’ Health Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media
Jun 8 Health Anti-Abortion Group Sues Louisville Over Clinic Buffer Zone Louisville-based non-profit Sisters for Life claims in a lawsuit that the buffer zone violates its First Amendment rights. By Roberto Roldan Jun 8 Health Anti-Abortion Group Sues Over Clinic Buffer Zone Roberto Roldan
Jun 2 Health Louisville Kids To Participate In COVID Vaccine Trial Louisville kids as young as six months old will soon be able to participate in a clinical trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The city is one of 100 sites around the world testing it in young children. By Jess Clark Jun 2 Health Louisville Kids To Participate In COVID Vaccine Trial Jess Clark
Jun 1 Health For First Time In More Than A Year, In-Person Visits To Resume At Ky. Prisons Gov. Beshear halted in-person visits last March in an effort to keep out COVID-19. Starting Jun. 20, vaccinated visitors will be allowed. By Jess Clark Jun 1 Health In-Person Visits To Resume At Kentucky Prisons Jess Clark
May 25 Health Advocates Hope To Rein In Rising Insulin Costs In Region With Highest Diabetes Rates Lawmakers in the Ohio Valley want caps on copay charges for insulin. The region has some of the highest diabetes rates in the U.S. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 25 Health Advocates Hope To Rein In Rising Insulin Costs In Region With Highest Diabetes Rates Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 21 Health New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates Black and Hispanic Americans in the Ohio Valley are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at a lower rate than are white Americans, according to data obtained by Kaiser Health News, which offers a more detailed view of vaccination progress among different groups. The data shows that vaccination rates vary across races and ethnicities in the Ohio […] By Suhail Bhat May 21 Health New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates Suhail Bhat
May 21 Health Indiana University To Require Vaccinations For Fall Semester Meanwhile, none of Kentucky’s public universities are requiring people to get vaccinated, though they are strongly encouraging it. By Ryland Barton May 21 Health IU To Require Vaccinations For Fall Semester Ryland Barton
May 20 Health Mental Health Professionals Could Soon Respond To Some Louisville 911 Calls A group of researchers is designing a program in which mental health workers respond to some 911 calls, instead of, or with, police. By Jess Clark May 20 Health Mental Health Professionals Could Soon Respond To Some Louisville 911 Calls Jess Clark
May 18 Health Masks No Longer Required: Local Businesses, Major Retailers Begin Shift With less than a month until Kentucky’s mask mandate expires, some businesses are already easing requirements at their establishments. By Amina Elahi May 18 Health Some Local Stores, Major Retailers To End Mask Rules Amina Elahi
May 17 Health Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide Vaccination remains divisive even as it allows congregations to come together again. By Blake Farmer, WPLN News May 17 Health Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide Blake Farmer, WPLN News
May 15 Health CORONAVIRUS: The Latest Pandemic News In Kentucky Find the latest on coronavirus numbers, testing and resources in the Louisville area right here. By Staff May 15 Health CORONAVIRUS: The Latest Pandemic News In Kentucky Staff
May 14 Health Poll: Kentuckians Split On COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Schools and Workplaces Kentuckians are split evenly overall, but Democrats and people who don't live with children are more likely to favor vaccine mandates. By Jess Clark May 14 Health Poll: Kentuckians Split On COVID Vaccine Requirements Jess Clark
May 14 Health Kentucky To End COVID-19 Restrictions June 11 On that date, the state will eliminate the mask mandate in most circumstances and restore all venues and events to 100% capacity limits. By Ryan Van Velzer May 14 Health Kentucky To End COVID-19 Restrictions June 11 Ryan Van Velzer