Author: Al Cross
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Kentucky reports 963 new coronavirus cases; its rate of increase over last the last two weeks, 256%, ranks 15th in the nation
Screenshot of New York Times interactive map with seven-day new-case average; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to resurge in Kentucky Tuesday, part of a national...
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McConnell says to ignore ‘demonstrably bad advice’ from vaccine skeptics, and get vaccinated to control the pandemic
By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take a Covid-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year’s shutdowns...
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State reports 1,054 new coronavirus cases, raising weekly infection rate by 18% in one day; state as a whole is ‘orange’
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News If there was any doubt that the coronavirus is...
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Paul-Fauci feud escalates; they trade allegations of lying
The long-running acrimony between U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, escalated Tuesday, as Paul strongly implied that Fauci had...
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State reports 1,054 new coronavirus cases, raising weekly infection rate by 18% in one day; state as a whole is ‘orange’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News If there was any doubt that the coronavirus is surging in Kentucky, it was dispelled by Tuesday’s daily report from the state Department for Public...
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McConnell says to ignore ‘demonstrably bad advice’ from vaccine skeptics, and get vaccinated to control the pandemic
By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take a Covid-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year’s shutdowns...
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As cases, positive tests and hospitalizations rise, Beshear again recommends masking for the unvaccinated and some others
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Seeing acceleration of the coronavirus, driven by its highly contagious Delta variant, Gov. Andy...
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More Republicans join Biden and health experts in going after vax misinformers; McConnell is more reserved; Paul is a chief skeptic
McConnell declined to comment on GOP vaccine skeptics. (Washington Post video) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Voices are rising against misinformation and disinformation about coronavirus vaccines, even in the...
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In schools, state recommends masks for the unvaccinated, and for everyone if school officials can’t monitor vaccination status
Photo by Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press —– The state Department for Public Health and the Department of Education are recommending that people who aren’t fully vaccinated against the coronavirus wear masks in schools when...
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Unvaxed? Whether you want to take a Covid-19 vaccine or not, you can help others by enrolling in a UK study, and even get paid
Monkey Business Images, iStock/Getty Images Plus —– By Mallory Profeta University of Kentucky While everyone is understandably eager for a return to “normal,” the reality is that the coronavirus and...