Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Allergy season can cause symptoms that also occur with Covid-19, but watch for other symptoms and a quick onset of them
Covid-19 has made allergy season confusing for people with runny noses and nasal congestion. Telling the difference between Covid-19 and a common cold can be hard, but according to Dr....
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Anthem funds scholarships for Eastern Kentucky health workers
Leon Lamoreaux —– By Leon Lamoreaux President, Anthem Kentucky Medicaid For generations, Kentucky’s rural communities have been built by families, separated by miles and miles from the nearest city. Those...
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Most Ky. pandemic metrics down; CDC urges pregnant women to get vaccinated; 1 in 3 with Covid-19 report long-lasting effects
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most measures of the pandemic in Kentucky dropped again Friday, but the numbers remain high overall and the newly reported deaths included two people...
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Covid-19 shots are proven effective at preventing hospitalization, but unvaccinated Republicans in national poll don’t think so
Gallup Inc. graph, with “correct answer” note added by Kentucky Health News —– Kentucky Health News Covid-19 vaccinations prevent severe illness and hospitalizations, but a recent national poll finds that...
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As hospital numbers keep falling, Senate again calls for special session on staffing shortages; Beshear says more work needed
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph shows relative risk of coronavirus infection. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers sent Gov. Andy...
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‘I have never seen anything like it’ in 40 years of hospital work, says administrator of Morehead hospital, still overrrun
Kentucky hospitals have seen fewer cases of Covid-19 lately, but the number who are in intensive care, with the majority of those on mechanical ventilation, still pose major challenges for...
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Covid-19 deaths in Kentucky are at record levels, as new coronavirus cases remain on a plateau and positive-test rate falls
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 82 more deaths from Covid-19 Wednesday, the most in a single day. The state’s death toll from the coronavirus disease is now...
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Primary Care Assn. launches targeted campaign of short videos to persuade high-school athletes to get coronavirus vaccine
The Kentucky Primary Care Association is launching a new digital advertising campaign to encourage high school student-athletes to get a coronavirus vaccination so high school sports events can go on as scheduled....
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Ky. coronavirus cases and deaths are up, but so are vaccinations
Washington Post map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows vaccination rates in Kentucky and nearby states. For the state’s interactive map showing vaccinations in Kentucky counties, click here. —– By Melissa Patrick...
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Beshear asks Kentuckians not to unmask just because case numbers are dropping, warning that they are still way too high
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New-case numbers and the percentage of Kentuckians testing positive...