Category: HEALTH POLICY
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With just six days left in Kentucky’s short legislative session, many health-related bills are near final passage; here’s a roundup
One bill deals with retailing of syringes. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just six days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills remain...
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Positive-test rate rises; state has more new cases than last Sun.
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning of the pandemic slowed in Kentucky Sunday, illustrating public-health...
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On anniversary of pandemic’s arrival in Ky., Beshear vows to ‘fight aggressively until this virus is beaten,’ says it will be this year
Tanya Smith of Louisville, widow of Covid-19 victim Rev. Dr. Greg Smith, said “Stay strong, Kentucky. We are in this together and we will get through this together.” —– By Al Cross...
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Positive-test rate at 4% but state lists 52 more Covid-19 deaths, making first day of pandemic’s second year its seventh deadliest
Kentucky Health News graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The seven-day average of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus dropped...
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Coronavirus new-case numbers and positive-test rate continue to trend down; state’s new-case rate is 13th in nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since the first case of the novel coronavirus was found in Kentucky a year ago, the state has tackled three separate escalations of cases,...
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157 new vaccination sites to open, bringing total to 567; positive-test rate is down again; one-year memorial set Saturday
University of Kentucky pharmacist Stephanie Branham, left, gave UK’s 100,000th coronavirus vaccination to Roberta Mason of Frankfort, accompanied by her daughter Sherry Brown, at Kroger Field March 4. (UK photo by Mark Cornelison)...
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Nationwide, progress against coronavirus has stalled, and variants loom, suggesting a fourth wave of cases is possible
Chart from Axios; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Sam Baker, Axios Republished with permission The U.S. may be on the verge of another surge in coronavirus...
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Relief-and-stimulus bill includes major changes in Obamacare
By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News Stimulus checks. Funding for vaccines. Larger unemployment checks. Money to open schools. All these are features of the coronavirus relief-and-stimulus package that passed the...
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With supply of new J&J vaccine to be boosted by Merck deal, Beshear says state may need FEMA help to get doses in arms
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are from unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Biden announced Tuesday that there will...
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Franklin Circuit judge issues injunction blocking three new laws the legislature passed to limit the governor’s emergency powers
Judge Phillip Shepherd —– A Frankfort judge has blocked three laws the legislature passed to limit Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s...