Franklin County Health Department staff pose for a photo taken by Deputy Director Brittany Parker. The pandemic has been very hard...
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With positive-test rate a record and new cases a near-record, Beshear says Kentucky is in a surge from Omicron; cities leadHealthy Care
Demand for coronavirus tests was apparent Monday at a site in Lexington. (Photo by Ryan Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) By Meli...
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With Omicron, more effective masks should be worn, experts sayHealthy Care
Chart from ShopMasks.com ; click on it to elnarge. "With another coronavirus variant racing across the U.S., once again healt...
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Kentucky has had a high death rate from Covid-19 since vaccines became widely available. A reason: relatively low vaccination rate.Healthy Care
New York Times graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News to highlight the state Centers for Disease Control graph, adapted b...
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Ky. starts to look more like the rest of the nation, as coronavirus cases and Covid-19 hospitalizations take post-holiday jumpsHealthy Care
Ky. Health News graph; daily case numbers are based on initial, unadjusted reports; click to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentuck...
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With few 5-to-11-year-olds vaccinated against Covid-19, public-health officials say kids will have to get sick to motivate parentsHealthy Care
By Sarah Baird , The Goldenrod Over the summer — during that fleeting window of time before the Delta variant hit when we believed Covid-1...
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Beshear urges that children be tested, vaccinated for Covid-19 before resuming school; gives advice for safe New Year's eventsHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News graph from state data By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky's children enjoy the holiday b...
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As nation sees a surge in cases from Omicron variant, Kentucky's new-case rate falls more than any other state's in last 2 weeksHealthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the United States sees the highest number of new cases of the coronavirus since the surge in late sum...
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Trump promotes coronavirus vaccines and booster shots, opposes Biden's vaccine-or-testing mandatesHealthy Care
Trump at an Aug. 21 rally in Cullman, Ala., where he was booed after encouraging vaccination for the coronavirus. (Photo by Chip So...
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As federal rule allows mail-order abortion pill without telehealth, Ky. (which requires telehealth for it) may ban the practice entirelyHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As part of a larger anti-abortion bill, some Kentucky lawmakers are working to make mail-order abo...
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Guest Blog: Susan Levenstein, MD, on the Omicron VariantHealthy Care Renewal
Introduction.To encourage wider dissemination, we're pleased to provide here an author-abridged and -authorized version of a recent num...
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Health reporter writes 'Five things about Omicron that I want my friends and family to know'Healthy Care
Dan Diamond, a health reporter for The Washington Post , recently posted a Facebook thread about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. It ...
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At-home pill for Covid-19 is approved but supply is limited; Kentucky’s positive-test rate nears 10%Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The good news about the pandemic Wednesday was that the first antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 was...
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Social media data show Americans pay little attention to Omicron variant even though it's one of most contagious viruses ever foundHealthy Care
Graphs by Axios ; to enlarge, click on the image. "New data shows that the Omicron variant is not jumpstarting Americans'...
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Why it's important for children to be up to date on vaccinationsHealthy Care
By the Kentucky Department for Public Health Immunization is one of the greatest public-health achievements, preventing tens of thousands o...
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Experts urge respect, plain facts when talking to rural, conservative coronavirus vaccine skepticsHealthy Care
Rural Va. couple Everett and Kristin Jiles got Covid-19 in July, but only Kristin was vaccinated. After Everett had a much harder time reco...
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Health-insurance companies' group makes 27 grants of up to $25,000 each to improve vaccination rates in KentuckyHealthy Care
The Clinton County News got a grant for four-color ads spotlighting offices with 100% vaccination. The Kentucky Association of He...
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Biden to get free, at-home Covid-19 test to Americans in January; In Ky. Covid-19 metrics are high, but stableHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health officials predict a "national surge" in Omicron cases, President Joe Biden on ...
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