COVID-19

At the start of the COVID outbreak, WAVE 3 News shared nonstop stories about companies and local businesses giving back to hospitals. More than a year later, with normalcy in sight, that effort hasn’t stopped.

The Delta variant appears to be more contagious and may cause severe disease compared to other strains.

The death rates — posted online this week by federal health authorities — add to the growing body of evidence that the number of lives lost directly or indirectly to the coronavirus in the U.S. is far greater than the officially reported COVID-19 death toll of nearly 600,000 in 2020-21.

Here's a look at what is known about the U.S. investigation of the virus.

Carnival confirmed it’s planning to set sail in less than four weeks.

For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks.

McDonald's locations in Elizabethtown and Campbellsville served up COVID vaccines last week. A free meal was also given to participants.

The study is aiming to test the safety, tolerability, and immune response in participants aged six months old to 11 years old.

One of the area’s biggest fundraisers will not be in person this year.

COVID restrictions are set to be lifted in Kentucky while health care leaders are still stressing the importance of vaccinations.

Pfizer plans to enroll up to 4,500 kids in the United States, Finland, Poland, and Spain.

Envoys from World Trade Organization member nations are taking up a proposal to ease patents and other intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines to help developing countries fight the pandemic.

Many have had questions about the newly announced "Shot at a Million" sweepstakes. Here's what you need to know.

What are the chances of getting COVID after being fully vaccinated? Though the chances are low, it can happen. It did to one Louisville woman.

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is renewing calls to get eligible young Americans vaccinated against COVID-19.

A new concern for teenagers in America is the number of young people between twelve and seventeen getting hospitalized with COVID.

Royal Caribbean said that its first U.S. sailing since March 2020 will leave Miami on July 2.

Governor Andy Beshear announced Saturday that so far, 2,074,092 Kentuckians have received their first dose of a COVID vaccine.

Seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 tests in the state is now listed as 4.1 percent.

staffing issues have hit several restaurants in Louisville.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the Shot at a Million incentive Friday.

An article on seven U.S. teen boys in several states, published online Friday in Pediatrics, is among the latest reports of heart inflammation discovered after COVID-19 vaccination, though a link to the vaccine has not been proven.

Studies suggest some people who take immunosuppressants might not have had a strong response to the vaccine and therefore might not be protected against the virus.

People who are vaccinated can schedule visitation appointments beginning the week of June 20, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday.

In the Metro as of last week, there were 391 confirmed COVID cases and nine deaths reported.

As COVID restrictions are set to lift soon in Kentucky, businesses and employees are beginning to make decisions about returning to the office.

The White House has previously stated its intent to share 80 million vaccine doses with the world by the end of June.

The team’s final recommendations were released Tuesday with a focus on large events, marketing efforts, and infrastructure improvements.

The vaccines authorized in the U.S., made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, can last for up to about six months from the time of manufacture, depending on how they’re stored.

America’s largest grocery chain has announced it will pay five people $1 million each to incentivize them to get their COVID shots.