Kentucky News
Encuesta: 1 de cada 5 residentes de KY sin vacunar, están dispuestos a hacerlo
Sep 20, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Uno de cada cinco residentes de Kentucky no vacunados, dice que está dispuesto a recibir la vacuna COVID-19, según una nueva encuesta de la Fundación para un Kentucky Saludable.
Los hospitales del estado están llenos de pacientes con COVID, y según el gobernador Andy Beshear, quedan unas 90 camas en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos. ...(Read More)
Poll: 1 in 5 Unvaccinated Kentuckians Open to Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Sep 20, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- One in five unvaccinated Kentuckians say they are open to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
The state's hospitals are filled with COVID patients, and according to Gov. ...(Read More)
EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Ban Spotlights Future of Agricultural Pesticide Use
Sep 13, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Experts say most agriculture producers in Kentucky won't be affected by the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to ban a common pesticide, widely used since the 1960s on fruits and vegetables, because it has been linked to neurological damage in children.
The new rule takes effect in six months and follows an order in April by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that directed the EPA to halt the agricultural use of the chemical unless it could demonstrate its safety. ...(Read More)
Pregnant? Medical Experts Urge Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Sep 07, 2021
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Health professionals are concerned misinformation may be leading some people who are pregnant to choose not to get the COVID-vaccine, despite universal recommendations that they do so.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and other medical groups are all in agreement.
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Experts: Pandemic EBT Grocery Money for Families Will Boost KY Economy
Sep 02, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- September is Hunger Action Month, and advocates say the latest round of federal Pandemic EBT and Summer EBT will give Kentucky's economy a boost of more than $267 million, while helping families put food on the table.
Pandemic EBT is the national program established last year at the beginning of the COVID crisis. ...(Read More)
KY Legislators Ask State to Help Relocate Afghan Refugees
Aug 24, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- State Democratic leaders are urging Gov. Andy Beshear to offer a permanent home to Afghan refugees in Kentucky. ...(Read More)
