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Ky. had 3rd highest percentage rose in drug-overdose deaths in the 2020 federal fiscal year; jumped after pandemic hit in March
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graph, labeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third...
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CDC: Outbreak of more contagious virus strain in nursing home began with unvaccinated employee; vaccines can prevent such
Life Care Center of Morehead (Company photo) —– In state health department video, nursing-home staff say why they got a shot. This story has been updated with comments from state officials. By...
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785 new cases and 13 more deaths are reminders Covid-19 is still a problem; Beshear says vaccines are the solution
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentuckians continue to get the coronavirus and die from it, Gov. Andy Beshear made yet another plea for people to get vaccinated. “As...
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Ky. ranks better at full vaccination than partial; reluctance shows some Trump influence; Biden offers paid time off to get shots
Kentucky Health News graph by Bruce Maples shows correlation between votes and vaccination. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky is doing better at getting its people fully vaccinated...
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Kentucky put 32% fewer coronavirus shots into arms in the last vaccine-reporting week, as supply continued to outstrip demand
State table, updated by Kentucky Health News, shows how vaccine supply has exceeded demand. —- By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As delivery of coronavirus vaccines plummeted by almost a third in...
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Beshear pleads with Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, warns the unvaccinated can help spread variants
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it for a larger version. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear spent a fair amount...
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Beshear decries pandemic politics, but says social media have exaggerated them; new-case rate falls for first time in 10 days
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As measures of the pandemic in the state remained generally stable Sunday, Kentuckians heard Gov. Andy Beshear decry the politics of it, but also...
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Study: Kentucky ranks fourth, among 38 states studied, in per-resident costs of opioid-use disorder and deaths resulting from it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranked fourth in cost of opioid-use disorder and deaths from it, adjusted for population, in a report that shows the economic impact of...
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As case numbers and positive-test rates tick up, Beshear warns a fourth wave is possible, pleads with Kentuckians to get a vaccine
Kentucky Health News graph from initial, unadjusted daily case reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Citing rising case numbers and percentage of positive tests, Gov. Andy Beshear said...
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In Harlan County, pastors reassure church members about coronavirus vaccines, debunk myths and set examples to follow
Pastor Buddy Simpson at the Wallins Church of God (Herald-Leader photo by Silas Walker) —– Evangelical leaders in Harlan County are increasingly “getting peppered with fear-based questions from their congregations...