Month: September 2021
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Covid-19 metrics all fall Thur., but Beshear sees ‘very dangerous situation’ that could worsen; hospitals seek state funds for staffing
Ky. Health News graph; daily new cases are from initial, unadjusted reports; click image to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With every metric used to measure the...
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Covid-19 is killing 40 Kentuckians a day; 453 are on ventilators; state’s seven-day infection rate still ranks third in the nation
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Most measures of the pandemic in Kentucky inched down Wednesday, except the most serious: deaths and Covid-19 patients on mechanical ventilation. The state reported...
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Just 20% of Ky. adults say a health-care provider has contacted them about a Covid-19 shot; only 14% say their health insurer has
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only one in five Kentuckians say they have been contacted by a health professional about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, and just...
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Some pandemic metrics inch down in Ky.; hospital numbers up
Ky. Health News graph; new daily cases are initial, unadjusted numbers; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported 3,391 new coronavirus cases...
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Poll and falling vaccination rates spark concern that Covid-19 conflicts make Kentuckians skeptical of long-accepted vaccines
Poll found that 27.3% of Kentucky adults said not all CDC-recommended vaccines are beneficial. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The first day of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s...
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Beshear says he’s glad to see so many districts masking up, but predicts some will abandon mandates when county goes orange
Ky. Dept. for Public Health base map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear, who was skeptical...
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Only 54% of state Corrections staff vaccinated against Covid-19, but state wary of mandate for fear of losing employees
The state is relying on testing, not a vaccine mandate, as it tries to walk the narrow path between thwarting Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons and keeping enough employees to run...
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Kentucky is investing in several initiatives to address farmer suicide; National Suicide Prevention Day is Wednesday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is investing in efforts to prevent farmer suicide, including a program to teach people in farming communities how to recognize warning signs of...
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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 —...