Author: Al Cross
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Kentucky to get 6% more vaccine doses next week; meanwhile, case numbers and positive-test rate continue to trend down
Ky. Health News graph; new-case numbers are initial, unadjusted reports; click it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear praised Kentuckians for their efforts in thwarting...
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As we queue up, or don’t, for vaccines, West Kentucky columnist sees some of the Seven Deadly Sins but also a couple of virtues
By Constance Alexander MURRAY, Ky. – Pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, sloth, scandal. That was how we memorized the Seven Deadly Sins at St. Francis School. Our source was the...
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As key metrics fall for 4th week in a row, Beshear says Ky. is still ‘hot’ due to strategy that kept hospitals from being overwhelmed
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the first time in the pandemic, new cases...
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Tired of wearing a mask? Keeping your distance? Washing your hands? How to keep it up as a more contagious virus threatens
Photo by JNemchinova, iStock/Getty Images —– By Dr. Diana Heiman Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky Covid-19 restriction fatigue and mask fatigue are real. We likely are all at...
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Pandemic keeps waning, but Ky. new-case rate ranks 6th; positive test rate falls under 8%; hospital numbers best in nearly 2 months
Screenshot of New York Times interactive map (available here), with line about Kentucky added. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Every major measure of the pandemic in Kentucky declined Sunday, from...
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Covid-19 death toll in Ky. passes 4,000, and death trend remains at peak; new cases keep falling, but this week’s rank is 5th in U.S.
Kentucky Health News chart; dates are those on which deaths were listed after state reviews. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic’s death toll in Kentucky passed 4,000...
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Ky. Covid-19 death trend at new high; new cases keep falling but 7-day average is 7th in U.S.; positive-test percentage falls again
New York Times chart, labeled by Kentucky Health News; it is updated daily on the Times site. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Covid-19 death trend reached a new high...
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Health commissioner and head of vaccine distribution will appear in webinar at 2 p.m. ET Feb. 10; free, but registration required
Officials who make decisions about the coronavirus vaccines in Kentucky will appear in a webinar at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 10. Health Commissioner Steven Stack and Transportation Cabinet Secretary...
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Four regional vaccine sites announced; health departments and some local pharmacies to get doses for people 70 and older
The governor showed video of faith leaders getting vaccinated; their names were included in a news release. The other photo shows the governor and his wife, Britainy Beshear, with memorial flags....
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Senate OKs bill for refusal of mandatory vaccination in epidemic, after removing broader exemption for required school shots
Sen. Mike Wilson —– This story has been updated to reflect the bill’s Senate passage on Feb. 4. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would give Kentuckians...