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Dylan Witschen's dying wish was for his family to keep raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Eleven years later, they continue to keep their word.
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The shortage is hitting retail chains like CVS or Walgreens the most as they are forced to adjust hours based on staff availability.
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Younger people aren't getting screened for certain cancers because there's still a misconception that cancer is your parents' or grandparents' disease.
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Pfizer is working on getting approval for its vaccine for kids between 5 and 11, but that approval likely won't come in time for the holiday.
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"This is something we'll never forget. And this is something that their grandkids will never forget."
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As COVID-19 cases soar across the commonwealth debate over masking is still going strong in Frankfort. Senate President Robert Stivers responded to recent comments.
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The ticks were detected in the ZIP codes of 40229 and 40223.
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Often underappreciated, EVS workers felt left out of the conversations of thanks during the pandemic. UofL Health changed that.
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By Madelin Shelton —
U of L recently surpassed its 80 percent vaccination rate goal but has decided to keep certain health precautions in place.
Originally, the 80 percent goal was set to serve as a checkpoint for easing restrictions related to COVID-19, including the mask mandate for public, indoor spaces reimplemented on Aug. 9. The university has changed course and decided to keep the mask mandate in place, citing increased transmission numbers in the Jefferson County area and CDC guidance related to the transmissibility of the virus.
“Additionally, our university’s public health experts tell us higher percentages of vaccination rates across campus should be reached for optimal herd immunity,” said Executive Vice President and University Provost (EVPUP) Lori Stewart Gonzalez.
Gonzalez also said the university will closely monitor the situation and will update us when they have deemed it appropriate to ease COVID-19 restrictions.
Pop-up vaccination sites on campus will continue tomorrow, Sept. 17, in the Bingham Humanities lobby from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for students, faculty and staff to continue getting vaccinated. The pop-up sites will take a pause next week but will continue again starting Sept. 27., although individuals can still get vaccinated at the Health Sciences Center (HSC) Campus Health Center during that time. The locations and times of the university’s pop-up sites can be found here.
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By Madelin Shelton —
In conjunction with the university’s push to increase vaccination rates on campus, U of L has launched a vaccination dashboard on their COVID-19 website to track the percent of those vaccinated among students, faculty and staff.
In addition to vaccination rates, the dashboard also includes testing numbers, such as the number of positive cases and the positivity rate.
Pop-up vaccination sites have continued this week, with the weekly schedule being posted under the Get Vaccinated section of the COVID-19 website. Over 200 university members have used the pop-up events to get vaccinated so far.
Those who decide to utilize the pop-up sites will receive a voucher to campus restaurants and cafes, and those who have been previously vaccinated can present their COVID-19 vaccination card and ID to also receive a prize.
According to the university, “All vaccinated Cardinal students whose COVID-19 vaccinations are recorded in Campus Health’s database will be automatically entered into the U of L Student Vaccination Contest.”
The first round of drawings was Sept. 15. The second round will take place Oct. 15. One of the prizes includes a free semester of undergraduate in-state tuition for the spring 2022 semester.
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