Monthly Archives: August 2021

Critics erupt after CDC’s Walensky refers to ‘pregnant people’ in vaccine tweet

Critics erupt after CDC’s Walensky refers to ‘pregnant people’ in vaccine tweet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky came under fire Thursday for using the phrase “pregnant people” while recommending women getting the highly effective COVID-19 vaccine. “The rise in cases, vaccine hesitancy, and the increased risk of severe illness for pregnant people make vaccination against #COVID19 more urgent than ever. Read why…more »

WCPS Mask Requirement

WCPS Mask Requirement

WCPS Family: I hope this message finds you and your family doing well after the first few days of the 2021-22 school year. Ensuring the safety of our students and staff will always remain the top priority for Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) and successfully mitigating the spread of COVID-19 has been at the forefront…more »

Report: Pandemic a role in Kentucky’s record overdose deaths

Report: Pandemic a role in Kentucky’s record overdose deaths

Read The Full Report Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky — an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state — surged nearly 50% last year and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was a “major contributing factor,” a state report concludes. More than 1,964 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the…more »

Olympian Sydney McLaughlin reveals one key in her gold medal victory: No social media

Olympian Sydney McLaughlin reveals one key in her gold medal victory: No social media

American track gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin was noticeably absent on social media in the weeks leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. That was on purpose. McLaughlin’s only interactions on Twitter before Thursday were a few retweets from her cover story with L’Officiel USA. On Instagram, she posted the same L’Officiel cover and a video promoting…more »

Ahead of reopening schools, some parents are uneasy

Ahead of reopening schools, some parents are uneasy

In July, as the delta variant of the coronavirus was fueling a spike of cases across the state, local school district leaders weighed their options ahead of another school year defined by a pandemic. Feeling the pressure to reopen schools full-time and get students back into their classrooms, superintendents and school board members often heard…more »

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