Category: HEALTH POLICY
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People gave up on influenza pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of prevention – and many of them paid a price
Armistice Day celebrations of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, worried public-health experts as people crowded together in cities across the United States. (Photo by The Associated Press)...
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State records 11th consecutive week of fewer new cases, but its positive-test and new-case averages went up a little on Sunday
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two key measures of the pandemic took...
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Ky. missed over 700 Covid-19 deaths because one state worker stopped double-checking reports in an antiquated system
State table, adapted by Ky. Health News, lists deaths from audit added on Friday. —– Kentucky missed more than 700 Covid-19 deaths from October to January for the same reason...
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New-case and positive-test averages stable as U.S. numbers rise
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted case numbers announced daily —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As national numbers suggested the pandemic is expanding again, Kentucky’s numbers...
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Special open enrollment period for government-subsidized health insurance extended to Aug. 15; new rules expand who qualifies
Kaiser Family Foundation graphs; for a larger version of any image, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The special open enrollment period for people to buy...
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Positive-test rate falls to 2.8%, about half of what it was 4 weeks ago; other pandemic metrics decline; death toll surpasses 6,000
Kentucky Health News graph; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Every measure of the pandemic in Kentucky declined Friday, except death, and even that...
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Community health centers get $96 million for Covid-19 work
Kentucky’s 25 federally qualified health centers, generally known as community health centers, will share more than $96 million in grants from the recent relief-and-stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act. “The funding...
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Ky. ranked 37th in protecting children in pandemic; in top 3 for hunger; 22% of families with kids said they lacked enough to eat
Chart from Page 17 of national report from Save the Children; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 37th for how...
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Vaccination priority age group now begins at 40; Beshear pushes signups; positive-test, infection rates up; 88 audit deaths added
Map shows Covid-19 death rates by county as of March 20; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News As he reported more than...
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Kentucky doctors worry that not enough people in the state will take advantage of vaccines for us to reach herd immunity
“As Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues to break records in Kentucky, there is a concern that interest could peak and the vaccinations could plateau before we reach herd immunity,” which is...