Day: August 17, 2020
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Poll: 3 of 4 Kentuckians say they worry about affording health care
Chart from poll report; for a larger version, click on it —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than half of Kentucky adults struggled to pay for health care...
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Ky. campaigning in seven counties to get more of Black and Hispanic populations, hard-hit by covid-19, on Medicaid
Image from Diversity Nursing Blog —– Kentucky is launching a “1-2-3 No Cost to Me” campaign to get more Black and Hispanic residents enrolled in health coverage, Deborah Yetter reports for the...
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Health Watch USA to host ‘Covid-19 Vaccines’ webinar Aug. 19
Health Watch USA will host a webinar on vaccines for the novel coronavirus at 7 p.m. ET Aug. 19. “Covid-19 Vaccines” will focus on the current status of advocacy related to...
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Weekly total of coronavirus cases is highest yet, but 7-day rolling average falls; officials note Kentucky has low covid-19 death rate
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 390 new coronavirus cases Saturday, bringing the unadjusted total for the official Monday-Sunday reporting week to 4,492, the most yet....
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State certain to set weekly new-case record Sunday, but positive-test rate for the past week falls to the lowest level in 10 days
State chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky is certain to have its largest number of...
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7-day case average new high; Beshear prepares mask citations, calls out another school district; election-rules deal announced
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reached a new peak in the coronavirus pandemic Friday, as 679 new cases raised the state’s seven-day rolling average to 670, the highest...