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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

A dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is injected into a patient’s arm. Illustration by Abbey Cutrer

Editorial: Students have the power to cultivate a healthy campus

Editorial Board November 16, 2023

COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency, but that does not equate to the end of it in our lives. It is now up to you as an individual to take preventive initiatives. Along with your efforts...

The class of 2026 fills the student section at Big Blue U on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Kernel

‘Healthier, wealthier, wiser Kentucky.’ The changing landscape of UK

Hannah Stanley, News Editor August 25, 2022

As the fall 2022 school year begins, UK is challenged with welcoming a historical first year class of more than 6,000 students while juggling COVID, monkeypox and internal renovations. In order to keep...

Stop whooping cough, get vaccinated

Opinions Staff January 29, 2016

Vaccinations are one of modern medicine’s greatest achievements. They prevent diseases and ailments that in previous generations would have been a death sentence.But parents must ensure that their young...

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