Day: September 13, 2021
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Studies show that properly wearing masks slows the spread of the coronavirus, as part of a multi-layered prevention approach
Janel Carter held a “Stop The Mandates” sign as legislative action moved from the state Capitol to the Capitol Annex on the first day of the special legislative session. (Photo by...
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Ky. infection rate is still 3rd, and it has 12 of top 25 counties, N.Y. Times says, but ranks better on shots than most adjoining states
National Geographic map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate over the last seven days is still the nation’s third-highest, and its rate...
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Corbin mayor asks the unvaccinated to ‘shelter in place’ to keep city’s 273-bed regional hospital from being overwhelmed
Suzie Razmus (via Facebook) —– Voicing worry that Corbin’s regional hospital can’t cope with the raft of Covid-19 patients, Mayor Suzie Razmus is advising unvaccinated people to stay home. “I just...
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Beshear says legislature now ‘owns this pandemic’ and urges local school officials to impose their own mask mandates
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are from initial, unadjusted reports; click it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News “The legislature owns this pandemic moving forward” because...