Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear says low case and death numbers in nursing homes show vaccines work; calls Texas governor’s relaxations ‘reckless’
White House Coronavirus Task Force graph (click on it to enlarge) shows testing and the rate of positive tests in Kentucky have both generally declined over the last two months. Gov. Andy Beshear...
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Capacity limits going to 60% for many; Beshear says Monday’s numbers make ‘the most optimistic report I’ve been able to give’
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Following seven weeks of declining coronavirus cases and positive-test...
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Beshear says new vaccine is ‘game changer’ and the end of the pandemic is in sight, but masks and distancing are still needed
Margaret Brennan of CBS News interviewed Gov. Andy Beshear on “Face the Nation” Sunday. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As a new vaccine was released and the coronavirus...
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Bills for local control of tobacco haven’t even been assigned to committees, though advocates say they would pass on the floor
Image: Public Health Law Center —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With less than two weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, bills to let local governments regulate tobacco...
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New virus cases keep going down, but still 10th in U.S.; share of Kentuckians testing positive rises after falling for eight days
New York Times table, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for the full list, click here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky continued a downward...
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It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, time to think about improving the poor oral health of Kentucky’s children
Dr. Stephanie Poynter —– By Stephanie Poynter Chair, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it comes to our dental...
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Nearly all metrics of the pandemic in Ky. are going the right way, with new single-dose vaccine likely to be approved this weekend
A flag is placed behind the Capitol for each Kentucky Covid-19 victim. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The good news on a rainy Friday was...
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Beshear says 119 new vaccine sites will bring total to 410; state’s positive-test rate keeps falling; other metrics remain mostly stable
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state will open 119...
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Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 6%, but state reports another spike in Covid-19 deaths: 51 listed today
Kentucky Health News graphic; click on it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus dropped below 6 percent for...
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Health bills dealing with insulin cost, substance-use disorder and long-term-care staffing pass legislative chambers Tuesday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of their respective chambers Tuesday. House bills...