Day: January 4, 2021
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Highest Sunday yet for virus cases in Ky., and positive-test rate sets another record, but holiday factors could skew numbers
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click here for interactive version with data —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s pandemic numbers continued to worsen Sunday, as the...
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Positive-test rate hits new high, likely due to less testing, state says, but cases also had a spike, and so did Covid-19 deaths
Kentucky Health News graph, based on state reports; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 2 — As the new...
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Why do they require two doses? and other questions about the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, answered
Observer Research Foundation illustration —– By Baptist Health Blog and Kentucky Health News The Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95 percent...
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Kentucky Primary Care Association announces directors, officers
Jack Miniard The Kentucky Primary Care Association has installed a new board of directors. Members serve three-year terms, officers for one year. The new president of the board of Jack Miniard, CEO...
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State’s poor health rankings are a caution flag in pandemic, but virus shouldn’t keep you from making regular visits to doctors
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky A new state-by-state comparison of the nation’s health ranks Kentucky near the bottom in a variety of significant categories....