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With the Omicron variant, N95 or equivalent masks are needed to stop infection, according to epidemiologists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo shows a green N95 mask. —– The Omicron variant of the coronavirus “spreads much more quickly than its predecessors” and research “suggests the virus...
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Cap on insulin costs takes effect, but for fewer than 1/3 of Kentuckians; Biden bill would cover them all but its fate is in doubt
Reps. Patti Minter and Danny Bentley saw Gov. Andy Beshear sign their insulin price limit bill into law last March. (Screenshot) —– Jan. 1 was the effective date of a new...
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There’s still time to get a flu shot; season runs through May
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After three weeks of increases in influenza cases across the state, reported cases took a steep dive during Christmas week. The latest weekly report from the...
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America’s Health Rankings provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s health challenges, but also of its recent progress
Kentucky page of report from United Health Foundation; to enlarge or download, click on it. —– By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky As we move into another year, the...
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Kentucky pediatrician urges vaccines and masking to keep children in schools: ‘This is a very worrisome time in pediatrics’
Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases surged across the state in the first days of January, several Kentucky doctors not only urged Kentucky...
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As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rages through Kentucky, some hospitals are stopping inpatient elective surgeries
Baptist Health Lexington (Baptist Health Foundation photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus skyrockets in Kentucky, hospitals and their intensive-care units continue to...
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With Omicron, more effective masks should be worn, experts say
“With another coronavirus variant racing across the U.S., once again health authorities are urging people to mask up indoors. Yes, you’ve heard it all before,” Maria Godoy reports for NPR. “But...
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Kentucky has had a high death rate from Covid-19 since vaccines became widely available. A reason: relatively low vaccination rate.
Since vaccines for Covid-19 became widely available in April, Kentucky’s death rate from the disease is fourth in the nation, partly due to its relatively low vaccination rate, according toThe New...
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With few 5-to-11-year-olds vaccinated against Covid-19, public-health workers say kids will have to get sick to motivate parents
By Sarah Baird, The Goldenrod Over the summer — during that fleeting window of time before the Delta variant hit when we believed Covid-19 might be evaporating into a gauzy nightmare...
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Trump promotes coronavirus vaccines and booster shots, still opposes Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandates
Kentucky Health NewsFormer President Trump is promoting coronavirus vaccines, saying he has received a booster shot, but still opposes vaccine-or-test mandates like those President Biden is still trying to get...