Day: April 6, 2021
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Two graphs tell the story of Kentucky’s deadliest month of the pandemic and how it took a while for that to become clear
Graph by Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Gov. Andy Beshear’s “administration has been slow in reporting Covid-19 deaths,” reports Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “Between a system put...
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McConnell urges Republican men to get vaccinated; Beshear praises him, asks other GOP leaders to join in the encouragement
McConnell speaks. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After touring the mass-vaccination site at the University of Kentucky‘s Kroger Field Monday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged...
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Ky. hits another plateau for cases and positive-test rate; Beshear says another escalation can be avoided with enough vaccinations
State Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky, Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hits a plateau of coronavirus...
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Stories from a nearby Tennessee county and Bourbon County, Kansas, illustrate rural hesitancy about Covid-19 vaccines
Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas (Wikipedia map) —– Rural whites, especially conservatives and men, are among the least likely to get a coronavirus vaccine or believe the virus is a serious threat....