Author: Al Cross
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Agenda for session includes aid for hospitals and nursing homes, and making it easier for doctors’ offices to get and give vaccines
Sen. Ralph Alvarado —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Kentucky General Assembly prepares to use its new powers in a special session to deal with the pandemic,...
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Legislators wrestle with how to keep students in the classroom and at what age to require masks in day-care centers
Sen. Max Wise —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky lawmakers gear up for a special session to take over management of the pandemic, under a court ruling...
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2nd highest day for new cases; 2/3 of hospitals say staff critically short; Beshear says health system in state could be overwhelmed
Ky. Health News graph; new-case data from initial, unadjusted daily reports; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s health-care system is in danger of being overwhelmed...
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Broadcasters group releases 30-second public-service spot with 10 seconds from Sen. Mitch McConnell promoting vaccination
As a boy I fought polio. Today, America’s been polio-free for 40 years thanks to vaccination. We’ll beat COVID-19 with vaccines too. Protect yourself and your family. Get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/7rtr7cqOD2...
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Wed. 3rd highest day for new virus cases; intensive-care units are filling up; state has five of the seven hottest counties in the nation
State Dept. for Public Health table, relabeled by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. The table is redder than ever because its data were changed to daily staffed beds, which will fluctuate day-to-day....
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The worse your case of Covid-19, the worse the ‘brain fog’ you are likely to suffer; disease has effect even in mild cases
Chart by The Economist shows levels of “brain fog” at different levels of Covid-19 seriousness. —– Covid-19 is a new disease that is not fully understood, but new research by American and...
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Covid-19 hospital, intensive-care and ventilator cases keep setting new records; positive-test rate also jumps to new high
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The metrics to measure the coronavirus pandemic continue to...
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If you know someone who’s taking, or thinking about taking, horse de-wormer to fight Covid-19, please pass this along to them
Cartoon by Nick Anderson —– Demand is surging nationwide for ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug typically used for livestock, based on unsubstantiated claims that it can help Covid-19 patients. How bad is...
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Every metric to measure the pandemic in Kentucky is worse, and cases in children are rising; vaccination is up, but less than cases
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported more Covid-19 cases last week...
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McConnell keeps urging shots, but avoids comment on others’ work and won’t repeat that he has ‘total’ confidence in Fauci
McConnell spoke at the University of Kentucky as Dr. Mark Newman, head of the hospital, listened. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News At an event to...