Day: September 19, 2021
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‘Kentuckians not coming together to fight this virus with all their might is . . . making a pact with the devil,’ retired doctor writes
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh I must say I have lost all patience and have just had enough. Never in the history of the United States has the...
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Kentucky program, first of its kind in the nation, makes it less risky for employers to hire people with substance-use disorder
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has launched a new program that will lessen the risk of liability to employers who hire or retain people with substance-use disorder —...
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Kentucky hospitals report record number of Covid-19 patients on mechanical ventilation; most schools will keep masks
Since this map was published, Gallatin County has imposed a two-week mask mandate. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported 5,133 new cases of the coronavirus Friday,...
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Wrestlers promote coronavirus vaccine in Clay County
Tyler Matrix and Shane Mathews in an Ohio Valley Wrestling match in 2016 (Courier Journal photo by Pat McDonogh) —– “Pro wrestlers are going to the mat to try to boost Covid-19 vaccinations...
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Beshear says school officials who don’t require masks are making ‘an inexcusable decision’ and making themselves liable; health commissioner says misinformation spreaders ‘are killing people’
Kentucky Department for Public Health chart —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Top state officials’ pleas to get a Covid-19 vaccine, and for universal masking in schools, were as urgent as...
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Poll shows fewer Kentuckians hesitant about vaccines, but ‘hard core’ 20% are dead-set against; mask views, habits deeply split
The question above was asked of those poll respondents who had said they had not been vaccinated. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When vaccines for the coronavirus were...