Month: April 2021
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Ex-Gov. Beshear 1 of 7 on Opioid Crisis Task Force formed by Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C., think tank
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear is one of seven members of the Bipartisan Policy Center‘s new Opioid Crisis Task Force, tasked by the Washington, D.C. think...
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Vaccinations in Ky. keep slowing; FEMA to open sites in London, Henderson next week; one-dose vaccine likely to return soon
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine carries the Janssen brand name. (New York Times photo by Bryan Anselm) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky continued to make slow progress against...
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Reaching people where they are is the goal of a Lexington town hall meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday about coronavirus vaccines
Photo from Delaware.gov —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus vaccinations have slowed recently, Gov. Andy Beshear has called on local leaders and businesses to engage with their...
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All about your coronavirus vaccine card
What are you supposed to do with that white vaccination card you get after receiving a coronavirus vaccine? Should you laminate it? Will you need it again? What should you...
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Beshear and Dr. Stack: It’s not so much what they say, it’s what you say, to help Ky. reach vaccination goal and lift restrictions
Kentucky Health News chart from state Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With the pace of vaccinations slowing, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that reaching his 2.5...
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Ky. had 3rd highest percentage rose in drug-overdose deaths in the 2020 federal fiscal year; jumped after pandemic hit in March
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graph, labeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third...
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CDC: Outbreak of more contagious virus strain in nursing home began with unvaccinated employee; vaccines can prevent such
Life Care Center of Morehead (Company photo) —– In state health department video, nursing-home staff say why they got a shot. This story has been updated with comments from state officials. By...
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785 new cases and 13 more deaths are reminders Covid-19 is still a problem; Beshear says vaccines are the solution
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentuckians continue to get the coronavirus and die from it, Gov. Andy Beshear made yet another plea for people to get vaccinated. “As...
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Ky. ranks better at full vaccination than partial; reluctance shows some Trump influence; Biden offers paid time off to get shots
Kentucky Health News graph by Bruce Maples shows correlation between votes and vaccination. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky is doing better at getting its people fully vaccinated...
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Kentucky put 32% fewer coronavirus shots into arms in the last vaccine-reporting week, as supply continued to outstrip demand
State table, updated by Kentucky Health News, shows how vaccine supply has exceeded demand. —- By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As delivery of coronavirus vaccines plummeted by almost a third in...