Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Every household can get four free Covid-19 tests through the mail; expiration dates on some old tests extended
Kentucky Health News Kentuckians can now order free at-home Covid-19 test kits from the federal government and are encouraged to order them to have on hand before the holiday season...
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Washington Post: New study links Covid-19 pandemic origin to Wuhan market animals
Research from an international team of scientists found that genetic evidence indicates that the coronavirus pandemic most likely originated from an animal or animals sold in a market in Wuhan,...
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UK researchers find Alzheimer’s-like brain changes in long-Covid patients
By Hillary Smith University of Kentucky New research shows compelling evidence that the cognitive impairments observed in long-Covid patients share striking similarities with those seen in Alzheimer’s disease and related...
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Every household can get 4 free Covid-19 tests through the mail, starting in late September
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home Covid-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free Covid-19...
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Updated Covid-19 vaccines approved; recommended for everyone aged 6-months and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the number of Covid-19 infections grows in Kentucky, two updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccinations have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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Covid-19 is now the 10th leading cause of death; And, yes, it’s still more severe than the flu.
By Andrea Tamayo Your Local Epidemiologist Throughout the pandemic, many have longed to understand Covid-19 in the context of flu. It makes sense — they’re both respiratory viruses with similar...
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Cannabis users are at increased risk of severe Covid, study finds
Kentucky Health News Use of cannabis, commonly called marijuana, is linked to an increased risk of serious illness for those with Covid-19. So says a study published in the American...
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Fauci, facing Congress for first time since retirement, distances himself from aide who used personal emails for business
Kentucky Health News Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his actions during the Covid-19 pandemic before House lawmakers Monday and distanced himself from an aide accused of misconduct, Politico‘s Carmen Paun reports. Fauci...
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Repeat Covid-19 shots help ward off variants, even other viruses
Kentucky Health News The virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic is still here, sending thousands of Americans to hospitals each week and regularly spinning off new variants that can evade...
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As new Covid-19 variants become dominant and boosters are needed, vaccine misinformation continues; here are the facts
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In the last month, new Covid-19 variants emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. Covid-19 vaccines are still recommended for protection against the...