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In last briefing, as mandates are lifted, Gov. Beshear says, ‘We are no longer in crisis’ © Provided by WLKY Louisville beshear and virginia Its a big day in Kentucky. The major mandates that have been in place for more than a year, face masks in public places and limits on capacity, are being lifted Friday. Sign up for our Newsletters And as the mandates disappear, so will Gov. Andy Beshears regular COVID-19 briefings — which started out daily in March 2020 and dwindled down to once a...

In last briefing, as mandates are lifted, Kentucky Gov. Beshear says, ‘We are no longer in crisis’ © Provided by WLKY Louisville beshear and virginia Its a big day in Kentucky. The major mandates that have been in place for more than a year, requiring face masks in public places and putting limits on capacity, are being lifted Friday.Sign up for our Newsletters And as the mandates disappear, so will Gov. Andy Beshears regular COVID-19 briefings — which started out daily in March 2020 a...

Though he lifted restrictions, Beshear warned: "COVID-19 remains deadly. Our war against it is not yet won."

The state was so backlogged by that point that most December deaths weren’t actually reported until after the first of the year. But the governor didn’t share that with the public.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear held his last regular COVID-19 briefing Friday as he signed an executive order ending COVID-19 restrictions.

Kentucky health leaders stress importance of second COVID-19 shot

Last month, Beshear lifted the mask mandate for outdoor events of less than 1,000 people. Earlier this week, it was announced the curfew for bars and restaurants would be lifted on May 28. In addition, all events and businesses with 1,000 or fewer people in attendance will increase to 75-percent capacity, while those events of more than 1,000 people will have 60-percent capacity on May 28. The CDC announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people could stop wearing a mask indoors and outdoors. Ho...

Starting Thursday, 12-15 year-olds can receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky WFTS and last updated 2021-05-12 20:01:52-04 FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced state vaccination sites can administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Kentuckians age 12 to 15 starting Thursday. The announcement was made on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) emergency use authorization, which supports use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacc...

On Wednesday, Governor Andy Beshear reported 680 new cases of COVID19 and 10 new deaths. The positivity rate has dropped to 3.08% with 425 hospitalized, 105 in ICU and 50 on ventilators. For more information on the coronavirus visit q95fm.net/covid19info   On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear also announced state vaccination sites can administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Kentuckians age 12 to 15 starting tomorrow, May 13. The Governor’s announcement was made on the heels of the U.S. F...

Starting May 13, all state vaccination sites in Kentucky can administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to Kentuckians who are 12-15 years-old, and this follows the FDA’s recent emergency use authorization and the CDC’s approval of the vaccine for that age group. On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an emergency use authorization in order to support the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine among those who are 12 years old and older, and the U.S. Centers for ...