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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...
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Poll: 29% of Ky. adults said they probably or definitely wouldn’t get a coronavirus shot, but half of them said they might reconsider
For a slightly larger version of the graph, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News About 30 percent of Kentucky adults said in late winter that they...
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Kentuckians are increasingly testing positive for the coronavirus; Beshear says that makes vaccination all the more important
Screenshot of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention interactive map shows counties in ranges of percentages of population fully vaccinated. Kentucky Health News has added figures for a few counties, all rounded to...
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Coronavirus numbers have plateaued; Beshear says vaccines are the tool to prevent another increase, and to relax restrictions
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Declaring that the pandemic had reached a threatening plateau...
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Beshear says many restrictions will end once 2.5 million Kentuckians have received a dose of coronavirus vaccine
Beshear spoke at the Cardinal Stadium vaccination site. Behind him, from left, are University of Louisville Health CEO Tom Miller, U of L President Neeli Bendapudi and Mayor Greg Fischer. ...
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Most in Kentucky’s federal delegation seem to have done little if anything to promote vaccination, despite request from Beshear
Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green and Sen. Mitch McConnell have been the Republicans in the state’s federal delegation most actively promoting vaccines. (Photo by Alan Warren, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer) —- By...
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Virus numbers remain stable; 34% of Kentuckians have been vaccinated, 22% fully; daily death average is now below 10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chart, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus...
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This is National Public Health Week, and if Kentucky Health News is dedicated to anything, it’s public health, so it’s a natural time to ask our readers to support our...
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As vaccines go begging, Beshear says doses need to go where people are, and local leaders need to urge folks to get a shot
State table shows how supply of vaccines has exceeded demand for vaccinations recently. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Almost every coronavirus-related question at Gov. Andy Beshear’s news briefing...
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Virus variant first found in U.K. now dominant in U.S.; vaccinations limit its impact, and mutations that make more contagious strains
False-color electron micrograph of a B.1.1.7 variant, the increased transmissibility of which is believed to be due to the structure of its spike proteins, shown in green. —– By Paulo Verardi...