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This booster is designed to target the latest subvariant XBB.1.5.
Eris variant causes an increase in new COVID hospital admissions.
A new Covid variant called EG.5 is sweeping across the United States as cases and hospitalizations rise.
U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.
Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness says COVID vaccines are still a great idea.
UofL doctors were on the front line during the pandemic and with this new $6-million grant, they will be able to study why some Covid patients got more sick than others.
Thursday, May 11 marked the official end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration here in the U.S.
A Mt. Sterling man is back home after spending more than a year in the hospital.
The platform is no longer labeling state-controlled media and propaganda agencies, and will no longer prohibit their content from being automatically promoted or recommended to users.
The recall covers certain CR-Vs from 2007 through 2011 that were sold or registered in states where salt is used to clear roads in the winter.
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Predictably, vaccinations and previous infections make the general population more resilient to serious bouts of COVID.
Norton Healthcare is putting the warning out for the new COVID strain they say is highly contagious.
The University of Kentucky is rolling back some of its COVID-19 policies.
As Omicron subvariant XBB1.5 is making it's way through the county, experts give tips on how to protect yourself.
Louisville doctors are urging you to protect yourself and loved ones from infectious illnesses this holiday season.
It was literally the shot seen ‘round the Commonwealth.
Nurses spoke on Tuesday about the importance of getting a flu shot as colder months approach.
”We are seeing an already busy hospital even busier,” Norton Chief Hospital Officer Charlotte Ipsan said. “So definitely we are seeing it and feeling it.”
This campaign will provide videos, graphics, fact sheets and more to teach people about the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters.
But at a time when people seem more mindful of flu shots, there’s concern about COVID complacency.
They received boosters from representatives of the Franklin County Health Department.
The boosters are called bivalent boosters; meaning they are made to better protect against the omicron sub variants BA 4 and BA 5.
On Thursday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed updated COVID-19 boosters.
If you’ve had COVID-19 more than once, you’re certainly not alone.
In June, researchers at the University of Kentucky announced the development of a higher-tech mask that can deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 protein.
JCPS Superintendent Pollio described decisions on masking to be “excruciating,” acknowledging a sharply divided public.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron penned an open letter to the commonwealth’s largest school district to end its mandatory mask mandate.
The CDC no longer recommends social distancing six feet or going into quarantine if you are exposed but not infected.
The county is in the red zone for COVID-19 transmission, but the district is letting staff and families make their own decisions about masks.
While COVID cases continue to climb across the commonwealth, many adults living in the Kentucky area believe the pandemic is over for their day-to-day lives.
This week, teachers throughout the district have been hard at work setting up their classrooms; including at Gutermuth Elementary.
Health departments across the commonwealth are working to hold COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics as cases rise.
When it comes to BA.5 specifically though, there is still a lot to learn.
Jefferson County Public Schools announced universal masking will be required inside facilities as the county enters “high risk” COVID status.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on Tuesday approved new health guidance recommendations for the upcoming school year starting in less than a month.
The variant, called BA.5, has found a way to work around vaccines and previous exposures to deliver flu-like symptoms.
The CDC recommends that all children, even those who have previously had COVID, get vaccinated.
Local and state health officials said just because it’s summer, it doesn’t mean people should forget about COVID-19.
WAVE hopes to contribute to the elimination of the negative connotations associated with mental health.
The latest Louisville COVID numbers shows the metro has the highest number of confirmed cases in the last four months.
The governor said that there are more COVID cases than reported due to at-home testing.
In previous years, the arrival of warm weather and getting outside resulted in a decline in COVID cases. But not this year.
More COVID cases in Louisville over the past week are being noticed by health officials due in part to travelers coming into the city.
With the Kentucky Derby back at full capacity, doctors warn that COVID is still around and guests should keep themselves protected.
Louisville’s transportation hubs lifted their mask restrictions in light of a federal judge’s decision to overturn the national mask mandate.
With case counts where they are, Gov. Andy Beshear said there is no need to change any mandates.
As COVID cases fall in Indiana and Kentucky, the decline begs the question: are we in clear with COVID?
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Tuesday he is hoping to get out of quarantine and on a flight home this weekend.
A man who spent more than a month in the hospital with COVID returned to thank the ICU staff who saved his life.
This year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Louisville as the 46th most difficult place to live with allergies in the country.