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Virus case numbers keep falling, but reporting may have been limited; Covid-19 hospital cases, ICU and ventilator use are up
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some key measures of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to fall Tuesday, but it remains to be seen how much that has to do...
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Two graphs tell the story of Kentucky’s deadliest month of the pandemic and how it took a while for that to become clear
Graph by Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Gov. Andy Beshear’s “administration has been slow in reporting Covid-19 deaths,” reports Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “Between a system put...
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McConnell urges Republican men to get vaccinated; Beshear praises him, asks other GOP leaders to join in the encouragement
McConnell speaks. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After touring the mass-vaccination site at the University of Kentucky‘s Kroger Field Monday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged...
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Ky. hits another plateau for cases and positive-test rate; Beshear says another escalation can be avoided with enough vaccinations
State Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky, Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hits a plateau of coronavirus...
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Stories from a nearby Tennessee county and Bourbon County, Kansas, illustrate rural hesitancy about Covid-19 vaccines
Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas (Wikipedia map) —– Rural whites, especially conservatives and men, are among the least likely to get a coronavirus vaccine or believe the virus is a serious threat....
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Positive-test and new-case numbers head in the right direction
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s pandemic numbers continued their relatively flat roller-coaster ride Saturday, as the positive-test and new-case averages both declined — after a week in which they increased...
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As more people get vaccinated, the opportunity to reconnect with others increases; experts talk about why touch is so important
ColoradoBoulevard.net photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After a year of pandemic-forced isolation, when the simple act of touching became dangerous almost overnight, the arrival of highly effective...
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Some pandemic numbers in Kentucky keep rising, slightly
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Several measures of the pandemic in Kentucky...
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Legislature says ‘deadbeat parents’ shouldn’t get food aid; Democrats say move will hurt children more than parents
Rep. Pamela Stevenson (Legislative photo from Feb. 25) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The General Assembly has reinstated a 2018 policy that disqualified some non-custodial parents from getting federal...
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A few health bills pass as the legislative session wraps up
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Lawmakers passed four health-related bills on the last day of their 30-day legislative session, including one to help struggling rural hospitals, two related to...