Category: FEATURED
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Fast virus spread raises fear that the U.S. has developed a more contagious strain; White House says if you gathered, get tested
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among Americans that...
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Positive-test rate keeps going up, but Beshear says Ky. schools can safely open to in-person learning if they follow guidelines
Kentucky Health News chart, based on state Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even with the number of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus...
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Legislators file bills to limit Beshear’s powers, citing lack of consultation; one accuses him of falsifying data to scare people
Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield (Legislative file photo) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – On the first day of the General Assembly session, legislators filed bills to limit...
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Plans made to increase pace of vaccinations and who’s next in line to get it; meanwhile, cases and positive-test rates increase
Revised version of chart presented by Gov. Andy Beshear during press conference Monday —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and the state’s top doctor announced Monday...
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Why do they require two doses? and other questions about the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, answered
Observer Research Foundation illustration —– By Baptist Health Blog and Kentucky Health News The Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95 percent...
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Mayfield wastewater testing shows promise for more targeted measures to thwart coronavirus infections, foundation says
A wastewater testing project in Mayfield is helping pinpoint outbreaks of the novel coronavirus even before residents experience symptoms, and thus could allow more narrowly targeted measures to prevent further spread...
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Pandemic thrusts Health Commissioner Steven Stack from usually low-profile job into often harsh spotlight of public scrutiny
Less than a month after Dr. Steven Stack moved from running a hospital emergency department to running the state Department for Public Health, the first case of the novel coronavirus was...
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Legislation to fix surprise medical billing won’t apply to ground ambulances, but may produce data that will spur their inclusion
The congressional fix for surprise medical bills, contained in the legislation to keep the government open, provide pandemic relief and do many other things, does not apply to ground ambulances, which...
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Trump helped get vaccines produced quickly, but he and some of his allies are complicating efforts to get people to take them
“President Trump and his allies have spent years stoking disinformation and doubt in official accounts about the election, the coronavirus, and other topics. Now those efforts are making it harder to rally support...
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State reports Christmas Eve was pandemic’s second-deadliest day, with 53 Covid-19 deaths, but positive-test rate fell below 8%
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Christmas Eve was Kentucky’s second-deadliest day of the pandemic, with confirmation of 53 deaths from Covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday in a three-day...