Using the White House Coronavirus Task Force definition, the Daily Yonder found that 32 percent of rural counties and 41 percent of metropolitan counties should be enacting more stringent measures to control the spread of COVID-19. A third of all rural counties are in a “red zone” for COVID-19 cases, […]

More than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, how close are the U.S. and the world to a safe and effective vaccine? Scientists say they see steady progress and are expressing cautious optimism that a vaccine could be ready by spring. As of early July, roughly 160 vaccine projects were […]

The former West Virginia public health leader forced out by the governor says decades-old computer systems and cuts to staff over a period of years had made a challenging job even harder during a once-in-a-century pandemic. Republican Gov. Jim Justice demanded Dr. Cathy Slemp’s resignation on June 24. He complained about discrepancies […]

Like other university researchers, the pandemic forced Isabel Escobar to shut down her lab instead of returning from spring break earlier this year.  Escobar has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering is a professor of chemical and materials engineering in the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering and is the associate […]

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource.  A west Kentucky television station manager told his employees they need his permission before getting tested for coronavirus, after an employee at the station tested positive for infection by the virus. Some employees of the station’s parent company, Paxton Media Group, […]

Nearly half of adult Americans say they or someone in their household has postponed some type of medical care since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.  Fear of exposure to the virus in a hospital or doctor’s office […]