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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...
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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...