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Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate is sixth among the states and its Covid-19 hospitalization rate ranks second
New York Times graphs show top nine states in infection rates, and the national rate. Click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning pandemic continues to...
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Rate of new vaccination against coronavirus in U.S. at new low; new and additional vaccinations in Kentucky also at record low
Rates of new and additional vaccination against the coronavirus in Kentucky and the nation have hit new lows. Over the last seven days, the average number of Covid-19 vaccinations in...
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Bill would let Medicaid to pay certified community health workers
Rep. Kim Moser speaking at a Feb. 17 news conference about HB 525. (Photo from news release) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require Medicaid reimbursement...
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Under new masking guidance, CDC says people in all but 18 Kentucky counties should still wear masks in indoor public spaces
Centers for Disease Control map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed...
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44 of 120 counties are now out of the high-infection red zone, but Kentucky still ranks high in new cases and hospitalizations
Kentucky Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant’s surge in Kentucky...
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Pandemic state of emergency would end March 7 under a resolution the state Senate sent to the House on a party-line vote
Sen. Donald Douglas (Legislative photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Senate has sent the House a resolution to end the Covid-19 state of emergency in Kentucky on March...
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Drug companies’ settlement with states and local governments will bring Kentucky $483 million over the next 18 years
Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron —– The state has finalized a $483 million settlement with four drug companies over their roles in the opioid epidemic, and payments should start in the...
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Senate bill to address the state’s nursing shortage passes its first hurdle, but some say it wouldn’t do enough
Photo illustration via Nolan Group Media —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to address the nursing shortage in Kentucky passed out of a legislative committee Wednesday, but...
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UK medical and engineering teams will take new technology for testing wastewater for coronavirus to rural Kentucky this summer
University of Kentucky researchers will be using a mobile lab to test wastewater in rural Kentucky for Covid-19. (UK photo by Pete Comparoni) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky...
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Latest Covid-19 surge seems over in Kentucky, but state still has second highest infection rate among states, well into the red zone
Ky. Health News graph from state data; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s pandemic metrics have largely returned to where they were before...