DAWSON SPRINGS, KY — Students in the Dawson Springs Independent School System will be learning remotely Thursday and Friday, the school district announced Wednesday afternoon. 

Moderna said it expects to enroll about 600 people in the study, which will take place at up to 24 sites in the US. Some participants will have already received two doses of Moderna's vaccine, and some will have received a booster shot.

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reports 3,638 of Wednesday's cases — about 28% — are children and teens ages 18 and younger. 

Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital provided an update Wednesday on Covid related topics.

Shawnee Community College has partnered the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to bring a free vaccination clinic.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose.

Forty-five mask-requiring school districts in Missouri face lawsuits from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and some school leaders and elected officials are questioning if he really has the best interest of the state at heart.