COVID 19 pandemic

The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study by the Mayo clinic, but health officials say those shots remain your best defense against the virus. This week Dr. Greg talks again with Vaneet Arora, Associate Director - Clinical Microbiology in the UK College of Medicine, about the latest developments in the seemingly never ending battle against SARS-CoV-2.

As expected, Governor Andy Beshear vetoes SJR 150, a resolution that would end Kentucky’s COVID state of emergency declaration one month early. Karyn Czar reports from Frankfort.

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, masks will be optional in Fayette County Public schools. Karyn Czar reports.

Kentucky marks the seventh consecutive week of declining COVID numbers, signaling the Omicron surge is coming to an end. Karyn Czar reports.

The Fayette County Public Schools Board votes to give the district’s Superintendent the full authority to drop the indoor mask mandate as soon as the county slips out of the red as determined by the CDC. Karyn Czar reports.

Governor Andy Beshear announces more positive news during his weekly COVID press briefing on Monday and ends masking requirements inside Executive Branch Government buildings. More from WUKY’s Karyn Czar.

They started last year with over a thousand project proposals, but Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council members have narrowed it down and given initial approval to a plan for 121 million in federal pandemic relief dollars. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.

Governor Andy Beshear says Kentucky’s COVID numbers continue to decline. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports from Frankfort.

Kentucky’s COVID numbers have fallen for a third consecutive week and that means updated recommendations may not be far behind. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports from the State Capitol.

Covid-19 rates are decreasing and people are getting antsy to ditch the masks. WUKY's Karyn Czar gets the facts from Kentucky's Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack.