LEX 18 to Kentucky health commissioner: How concerned should we be about the Delta COVID-19 variant?
Dr. Steven Stack has an in-depth conversation about the Delta variant with LEX 18 s Christiana Ford.
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(LEX 18) â The highly contagious and transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading widely across the country, but the state s top doctor says Kentuckians have no need to be afraid.
Just as people returned to their pre-pandemic norms and thought they were nearing the end of the coronavirus pandemic, a new variant has begun triggering faded fear. It is by far the most contagious variant of this virus we have seen throughout the whole pandemic, it s what has caused the huge spikes in India, said Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health.
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Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Bowling Green Daily News. May 11, 2021.
Editorial: Thoughtful gestures mean much in tough times
As the shutdowns and disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic enter their 15th month, it remains important to honor the exceptional work of those who have stepped up in difficult times. There are many groups that fit this description – including, of course, teachers, who have ably and repeatedly adjusted to changing educational environments and requirements.
That’s why we were happy to report this week that Bowling Green’s Compton Orthodontics chose to adapt its traditional award initiative – which has previously honored students who have consistently performed acts of kindness – into a recognition of educators who were identified as examples of “Excellence in Adversity.”
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Gov. Andy Beshear learns how COVID-19 vaccines will be administered at the Henderson County Extension Expo building. Department of Defense soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas are assisting with the administration of vaccines at this location.
Photo by Steve Patton, UK agricultural communications UK extension offices serving as community COVID-19 vaccination sites
By: Katie Pratt
May 9, 2021
Gov. Andy Beshear learns how COVID-19 vaccines will be administered at the Henderson County Extension Expo building. Department of Defense soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas are assisting with the administration of vaccines at this location. Photo by Steve Patton, UK agricultural communications
HENDERSON â University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service offices are partnering with local, state and federal agencies to serve as host sites for COVID-19 vaccine clinics.Â
Gov. Beshear: Nearly 2M Kentuckians have received at least first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky as of Friday, May 7. (Source: Kentucky Dept. for Public Health) By Amber Ruch | May 7, 2021 at 4:13 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 4:13 PM
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KFVS) - Governor Andy Beshear said nearly 2 million Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The governor also said Kentucky’s sales tax receipts from April hit $486.5 million and the state’s vehicle usage tax receipts hit more than $65 million.
He said those were the highest-ever reported in the history of the commonwealth and are generated solely from economic activity.