Author: Al Cross
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Pandemic metrics tick slightly down, but 19 deaths added; CDC acknowledges virus can go aerosol and spread farther than 6 feet
Screenshot from state website, adapted; Campbell has replaced Jefferson as the No. 5 county. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Most of Kentucky’s pandemic numbers took slight turns for the...
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Beshear defends his re-opening plans, saying, ‘We are doing it right’; state ordered 10% less vaccine this week than it could have
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Under pressure from some Republicans to lift all pandemic restrictions or to set a date to do so, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear issued an op-ed Friday...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency rated 74 Kentucky hospitals this year; 20 got one of the top two grades, 28 got one of the bottom two
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2021, with new methodology that includes fewer Kentucky hospitals. Of the 74 Kentucky...
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Beshear lifts more capacity limits starting May 28, touts his handling of the pandemic and the state’s economic recovery
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced he will lift both indoor and outdoor capacity limits to 75 percent for businesses and events with fewer than 1,000...
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Advertising agencies’ national campaign for Covid-19 vaccination is like no other one they have ever done, and it’s still evolving
The business of persuading Americans to get a coronavirus vaccine is one of the most complex and challenging parts of the pandemic. A big part of that effort is the...
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A little moderation on masks could go a long way in rural areas like hers, Kentucky writer tells a national audience
Teri Carter —– Writing from Anderson County for The Washington Post, columnist Teri Carter says some advocates of mask wearing go too far for rural areas like hers. “Even as Americans...
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Agriculture Commissioner Quarles calls on Beshear to set a date to reopen the state and ditch his goal of 2.5 million vaccinations
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Gov. Andy Beshear continues to call...
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Ky. poll: Most trusted sources for Covid-19 vaccine information are physicians, pharmacists and health-department directors
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When it comes to information about coronavirus vaccines, polling in late winter showed Kentucky adults overwhelmingly trust their physicians or other health-care providers, followed...
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New Covid-19 vaccinations keep plunging; Ky. gave only 1,524 first shots Monday, as cases and positive tests kept ticking up
Screenshot of state vaccine dashboard, adapted and labeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Covid-19 vaccination rates across Kentucky continue to lag, Gov. Andy Beshear optimistically...
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State cuts vaccine orders as demand falls; Beshear wants single-dose vials for doctor offices, but they probably won’t appear soon
Screenshot of state’s new vaccination dashboard; to enlarge, click on it; for the site, go here. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentuckians’ demand for coronavirus vaccines slacks off,...