Jun 23 Kentucky Politics Ky. Lawmakers File Bill To Ban Businesses, Schools From Asking About Vaccinations A group of lawmakers has filed a bill that would ban businesses and schools from asking about someone’s vaccination status. By Ryland Barton Jun 23 Kentucky Politics Ky. Lawmakers File Bill To Ban Businesses, Schools From Asking About Vaccinations Ryland Barton
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
Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley State leaders around the Ohio Valley will temporarily have fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine to distribute following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Regional officials gave no indication that they will have shortages of vaccines as a result, but the pause on the Johnson […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Feb 3 Kentucky Politics Vaccine Opt-Out Bill Advances In Ky. Legislature A bill that would expand Kentuckians’ ability to opt out of mandatory vaccinations is advancing in the state legislature, By Ryland Barton Feb 3 Kentucky Politics Vaccine Opt-Out Bill Advances In Ky. Legislature Ryland Barton
Jan 27 Health Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that more COVID-19 vaccine doses are on the way to the commonwealth. More than 338,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Kentucky, but the state has the capacity to provide more if more supply were available. “We’re going to get about 8,800 new first doses a […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 27 Health Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 25 Health Kentucky Reports Decline In Coronavirus Cases, Vaccine Shortage Kentucky’s daily total of new coronavirus cases is down and Gov. Andy Beshear credits restrictions he implemented before the holidays. By Ryland Barton Jan 25 Health Kentucky Reports Decline In Coronavirus Cases, Vaccine Shortage Ryland Barton
Jan 19 Health Louisville Officials Say Vaccine Waitlist Tops 50,000 Many of the city’s COVID-19 vaccines will go to educators in the next few weeks, with the rest going to priority individuals, like those over 70. By Amina Elahi Jan 19 Health Louisville Officials Say Vaccine Waitlist Tops 50,000 Amina Elahi
Dec 21 Health Vaccinations Start In Kentucky’s Long-Term Care Facilities Older adults are among the most at-risk for contracting severe cases of the disease caused by COVID-19. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 21 Health Vaccinations Start In Kentucky’s Long-Term Care Facilities Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 5 Health A COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Underway In Kentucky Wants Volunteers The University of Kentucky and Baptist Health in Lexington and Norton Healthcare in Louisville were chosen as testing locations for a coronavirus vaccine now in its phase three trial. Infectious disease specialist and system epidemiologist Dr. Paul Schulz said this stage of the trial means the vaccine has been through testing making it safer for […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 5 Health A COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Underway In Kentucky Wants Volunteers Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 9 Health Bill Requiring College Immunizations Heads To Kentucky House Incoming freshmen would be required to get immunizations and vaccines before starting college under a bill passed Thursday by a Kentucky House committee. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 9 Health Bill Requiring College Immunizations Heads To Kentucky House Lisa Gillespie
Jul 11 Health Kentucky Group Wants College Students To Update Immunizations Three universities in the state require immunizations: The University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University and the University of Louisville. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 11 Health Should Ky. College Students Update Immunizations? Lisa Gillespie