Category: HEALTH POLICY
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With state nearing ‘critical’ level of virus spread, and some places much higher, Beshear requires all in state buildings to mask up
Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge —– Gov. Andy Beshear is requiring all state employees and visitors to state buildings to wear face coverings,...
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McConnell using his campaign funds to run pro-vaccine ads
McConnell (Reuters photo by Joshua Roberts) —– U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will use funds from his campaign to run 60-second advertisements on more than 100 radio stations in Kentucky to promote vaccination...
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CDC recommends universal masking in schools, and in high-transmission areas indoors; school boards start making decisions
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials offered new guidance Tuesday recommending that everyone...
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Beshear strongly recommends in-school masking; coronavirus infections and Covid-19 cases in ICUs have doubled in 10 days
Kentucky Health News graph from initial, unadjusted daily reports; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear issued what he called “strong recommendations” Monday...
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Somerset doctor says spread, strength of Delta variant mean it’s too late to ‘vax it or mask it’; both needed in high-spread areas
By Kevin Kavanagh Republished from Infection Control Today Dr. Jerome Adams, surgeon general in the Trump administration, said this month that the guidelines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued in May...
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Beshear honors health-care workers at Morehead; state reports 994 new virus cases Friday, with positive-test rate of almost 7%
Hundreds of front-line health-care workers gathered at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead Wednesday night to get thanks from Gov. Andy Beshear and others for their work during the pandemic. “You...
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FactCheck: Origin of the novel coronavirus remains unclear, but U.S. Sen. Rand Paul overstates the case for the Chinese lab
Fauci and Paul sparred at a Senate committee hearing. —– By Lori Robertson and Jessica McDonald FactCheck.org At a July 20 U,S. Senate hearing, Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony...
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As surge continues, Beshear won’t rule out new measures, makes red-zone recommendations, says schools face ‘difficult questions’
State Dept. for Public Health graph, with ratios added by Ky. Health News, shows how the infection rate declined as the vaccination rate increased, and while the Delta variant has broken through...
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Kentucky reports 963 new coronavirus cases; its rate of increase over last the last two weeks, 256%, ranks 15th in the nation
Screenshot of New York Times interactive map with seven-day new-case average; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to resurge in Kentucky Tuesday, part of a national...
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McConnell says to ignore ‘demonstrably bad advice’ from vaccine skeptics, and get vaccinated to control the pandemic
By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take a Covid-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year’s shutdowns...