Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Positive-test rate falls a bit, to a historic low, but 7-day average of new cases rises slightly; state’s trajectory compares well to others
Chart adapted by Kentucky Health News shows how states’ trends compare. Click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for...
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Health officials from several counties with low rates of fully vaccinated residents say vaccine hesitancy is a problem
Photo illustration from Forbes.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky’s coronavirus vaccine supply exceeds Kentuckians’ demand for it, with only about 43% of those eligible having received...
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As vaccines go begging, Beshear says doses need to go where people are, and local leaders need to urge folks to get a shot
State table shows how supply of vaccines has exceeded demand for vaccinations recently. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Almost every coronavirus-related question at Gov. Andy Beshear’s news briefing...
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Judge blocks bill that would have removed mask mandate and some other emergency orders if legislature prevails in lawsuit
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd —– A Frankfort judge has widened his roadblock of legislative efforts to limit Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers in the pandemic.Franklin Circuit Judge...
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Virus variant first found in U.K. now dominant in U.S.; vaccinations limit its impact, and mutations that make more contagious strains
False-color electron micrograph of a B.1.1.7 variant, the increased transmissibility of which is believed to be due to the structure of its spike proteins, shown in green. —– By Paulo Verardi...
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Pandemic numbers hold steady; even with two days of delayed reporting, new-case average continues downward trend
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Measures of the pandemic held steady in Kentucky on...
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Virus case numbers keep falling, but reporting may have been limited; Covid-19 hospital cases, ICU and ventilator use are up
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some key measures of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to fall Tuesday, but it remains to be seen how much that has to do...
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Two graphs tell the story of Kentucky’s deadliest month of the pandemic and how it took a while for that to become clear
Graph by Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Gov. Andy Beshear’s “administration has been slow in reporting Covid-19 deaths,” reports Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “Between a system put...
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McConnell urges Republican men to get vaccinated; Beshear praises him, asks other GOP leaders to join in the encouragement
McConnell speaks. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After touring the mass-vaccination site at the University of Kentucky‘s Kroger Field Monday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged...
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Ky. hits another plateau for cases and positive-test rate; Beshear says another escalation can be avoided with enough vaccinations
State Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky, Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hits a plateau of coronavirus...