Kentucky Headlines: October 20, 2020 COVID-19 Update
A one-minute long news update, focused on COVID-19, airing before and after PBS NewsHour.
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A one-minute long news update, focused on COVID-19, airing before and after PBS NewsHour.
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Kentucky Tonight
Special Education, Student Mental Health and COVID-19
Renee Shaw and guests discuss COVID-19’s impact on special education and student mental health.
Kentucky Tonight
Challenges and Benefits of Remote Learning in Kentucky
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss remote learning in Kentucky’s education system during the 2020-21 school year while COVID-19 reduces in-person student attendance.
Kentucky Tonight
COVID-19’s Impact Kentucky Tourism
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss COVID-19’s impact on Kentucky tourism.
Kentucky Tonight
COVID-19’s Impact on Higher Education in Kentucky
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss COVID-19’s impact on higher education in Kentucky.
Kentucky Tonight
Reopening Kentucky Schools
Host Renee Shaw and guests discuss reopening Kentucky schools. What will K-12 school instruction look like when the new academic year begins?
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In This Together: A PBS American Portrait Story
Through personal stories, photographs and videos, people across America share their firsthand stories of how the global coronavirus pandemic has affected their lives, our nation and brought us all together.
Kentucky Tonight
- Kentucky’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Health, Legal and Voting Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Reopening Kentucky’s Economy
- COVID-19 Impact on Primary Voting and Local Governments
- Debating Steps to Reopen the Economy
- Reopening Rules for Restaurants and Retail
- Reopening Kentucky Schools
- COVID-19’s Impact on Higher Education in Kentucky
- COVID-19’s Impact Kentucky Tourism
- Challenges and Benefits of Remote Learning in Kentucky
- Special Education, Student Mental Health and COVID-19
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Additional Content
Feds unveil plan to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes
Federal health officials on Oct. 16 unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting two national pharmacy chains to help. The distribution program is contingent on the Food and Drug Administration authorizing a vaccine, which does not appear to be imminent. A report from the Associated Press and PBS NewsHour.
Why herd immunity is ‘dangerous’ as a COVID-19 strategy
Across the globe, governments and health officials are grappling with how to contain COVID-19 while keeping society open. One idea that has been raised is seeking widespread immunity by allowing a larger and healthier segment of the population to become infected with the virus. But many experts say that’s a dangerous path. Amna Nawaz talks to virologist Angela Rasmussen of Columbia Public Health.
News of the Week: October 9, 2020
Bill Bryant and guest reporters discuss the fall 2020 election season, the latest COVID-19 numbers, and other news from the commonwealth. Guests: Alex Acquisto, Lexington Herald-Leader; Joe Ragusa, Spectrum News 1; and Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal.
Why Americans have grown more hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine
Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, American confidence in a vaccine is shrinking before one is even available, according to a recent poll. On Sept. 18, just 49 percent of Americans surveyed in a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll said they would get vaccinated against COVID-19, while another 44 percent said they would not. PBS NewsHour's Laura Santhanam reports.
News of the Week: October 2, 2020
Bill Bryant and journalists discuss the week's news from the commonwealth, including the release of grand jury tapes in the Breonna Taylor case in Louisville. Guests: Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader; Mandy McLaren, Louisville Courier-Journal; and Chris Otts, WDRB-TV in Louisville.
How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19
The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pandemic? We hear directly from some of them, and Daniel Domenech, executive director of the School Superintendents Association, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the tough questions about reopening.
Why health experts say ‘we can’t count on natural herd immunity’ to curb COVID-19
The term “herd immunity” has found its way into politicized discussions about how to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, including recent testimony during a U.S. Senate hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official. But what does it actually mean? And does it work? A report from Aneri Pattani of Kaiser Health News published by PBS NewsHour.
News of the Week: September 25, 2020
Bill Bryant and a panel of journalists discuss the week's news from Kentucky, including ongoing protests in Louisville following Attorney General Daniel Cameron's announcement of grand jury charges in a case involving the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Guests: Phillip Bailey, USA Today; Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Amina Elahi, WFPL in Louisville.
How a focus on cleaning surfaces can distract from actual virus spread
Our understanding of how the novel coronavirus spreads is still evolving. Early in the pandemic, there was great concern about the potential for infection from surface contact. But since then, evidence has pointed to human-to-human transmission as the primary vehicle of infection. Yet this research is not necessarily being broadly communicated to the American public. Stephanie Sy reports.