Category: FEATURED
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Are there medical exceptions for mask wearing? Very few.
Photo by Jens Schleuter, Getty Images —– The Washington Post A so-called “mask loophole” has been circulating on social media. It suggests that people who don’t want to wear masks should...
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Virus cases and hospitalizations accelerate, setting new records
Gov. Beshear recognized Bobby Rorer of Lawrenceburg, who died of covid-19. He enlisted at age 16. —– By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus increase accelerated Tuesday, as the...
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To `celebrate` or not to celebrate Halloween; that is the question
As Halloween 2020 approaches, many families want to know if it’s safe to let their children go trick-or-treating in the middle of a pandemic. There is no easy answer...
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Beshear gives recommendations, not mandates, for red-zone counties; health chief says infection risk has never been higher
Department for Public Health graph; numbers for most recent week are unadjusted —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases escalate across Kentucky like never before, Gov. Andy Beshear...
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Poll taken Oct. 7-15 gave Beshear 66% approval for his work on pandemic, found 60% support state law mandating masks
Graphs from Spectrum Networks —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians polled Oct. 7-15 gave Gov. Andy Beshear good grades for handling the coronavirus pandemic and supported the idea...
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‘Covering the Pandemic’ program is available for viewing
Reporters and news managers who are covering the pandemic discussed their work and the challenges they face Thursday night in an online program held by the Bluegrass Chapter of the Society...
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School Nurse Task Force says every Ky. school needs a full-time nurse; asks lawmakers for $3 million to conduct a pilot program
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News “Every school needs a nurse every day, all day.” So says the Kentucky Nurses Association School Nurse Task Force, which has worked for this goal for...
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Worst-ever Sunday for novel coronavirus cases makes for worst week yet as escalation steepens; hospitalizations remain high
Kentucky Health News graph, based on unadjusted daily reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News On Sunday, Kentucky recorded 1,462 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the most of...
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New cases hit another record; Beshear calls it ‘frightening,’ says he will talk Monday about new recommendations for red zones
Kentucky Health News graph, from unadjusted reports of daily cases, discounting large backlogs —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Calling the total “frightening,” Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,738 new...
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Judge tells state to keep Anthem in Medicaid managed care, cites role of former Beshear aide working for another successful bidder
A Frankfort judge ordered the state Friday to keep Anthem Inc. as one of its managers of Medicaid, an $8 billion program that pays for health care for one of every three...