Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear: ‘There are half a million COVID-19 vaccine doses available in Kentucky right now’

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 15, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky has 499,735 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines on hand and ready to be administered, more than half the number the state would need to meet its 2.5 million Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge. “As of today, we are only 877,076 vaccinations away from our goal of 2.5 million Kentuckians 16 and older…

Four WKU students awarded US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship

Courtesy WKU

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Four Western Kentucky University students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Recipients were selected from a diverse nationwide pool of over 4,600 applicants. Jayden Thomas, an international affairs and political science major, earned the scholarship to study Japanese in the virtual institute administered by Okayama University…

Living Well – Hearing and COVID-19

Hearing loss is a widespread societal issue that doesn’t often get talked about, but many experts are concerned about the potential negative effects COVID-19 could have on hearing. WNKY’s Tej Joshi sat-down with Diane Nens, an audiologist with UnitedHealthcare, to discuss these concerns, plus at-home solutions for hearing loss. To take a test or look through hearing solutions, click here….