Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Foundation gives $20,000 to spur vaccination in low-vax counties
State Department for Public Health vaccination-rate map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —- The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has awarded grants totaling $20,000 to increase uptake of the Covid-19 vaccines in counties with the...
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The pandemic map is mainly orange, but has plenty of red counties; kids could start getting Pfizer shots as early as Nov. 3
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge any image, click on it. —– New York Times map shows how state compares. Interactive version here. By Al Cross Kentucky...
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UK physician Peterson will be co-presenter in Nov. 9 webinar about the critical role of family physicians in rural America
Lars Peterson, M.D., Ph.D. —– A University of Kentucky physician and a University of Washington researcher will hold a webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 to discuss the critical role of family physicians...
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Share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus drops below 6%, but Beshear says daily new cases are still too high
Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; first-month figures are unreliable due to few tests. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe metrics to measure the coronavirus in...
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Daily vaccinations and new coronavirus cases in Ky. are falling at about the same rate, but jabs outnumber cases by almost 7 to 1
Chart by The Washington Post; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As booster shots of all coronavirus vaccines approved in the U.S. become...
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Pandemic made chronic shortage of nurses in Ky. an acute shortage; now 1/4 of Ky. nurses say they plan to leave their jobs
Nurse Cydney Kanis at Baptist Health Lexington (Photo by Alex Slitz, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– One in four Kentucky nurses say they plan to leave their job in the next three months,...
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Most Covid-19 measures in Kentucky continue to trend downward; 53 more Covid-19 deaths reported Thursday
State Department for Public Health graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All of Kentucky’s coronavirus trends continue to be positive, except for deaths,...
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Kentucky’s positive-test rate drops below 7%; Moderna and J&J boosters get FDA approval, now go to CDC for further guidance
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most metrics to measure the coronavirus in Kentucky continue to drop Wednesday, including the percentage of Kentuckians who are testing positive for the coronavirus...
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Pandemic declining in Ky. faster than most other states; New York Times ranks state’s infection rate 16th, after weeks in the top 10
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After weeks of being one of the top 10...
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As pandemic keeps trending down, some school districts make masks optional; the governor says they shouldn’t be doing that
State Dept. for Public Health graph and map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the state’s coronavirus infection rate keeps falling, and some...