Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Omicron variant, one of most contagious ever, seen in 4 counties; Beshear urges vaccines, boosters, masking, caution for holidays
Reuters graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The highly contagious Omicron Covid-19 variant has been identified in Kenton, Campbell, Fayette and Jefferson counties, prompting Gov. Andy Beshear to...
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Ky. coronavirus cases trickle down as positive-test rate inches up; Beshear reports state’s first case from Omicron variant
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– UPDATE: The first case of the coronavirus from the highly contagious Omicron variant has...
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Campaign aims to get more kids 5 to 11 immunized for Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new public-service campaign aimed at getting more of Kentucky’s young children vaccinated against the coronavirus places a strong focus on getting parents to...
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Virus cases still lag, but Beshear says a surge is coming, and its size will depend on how many people get booster shots
Times of India illustration —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus takes hold in some areas of the country, Gov. Andy Beshear says...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky continue slow decline, but hospitals’ Covid-19 numbers are still going up, and ICUs are filling
Ky. Cabinet for Health and Family Services table, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsFor the eighth consecutive day, Kentucky saw a...
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New coronavirus cases in Ky. down 6.6% in the last seven days
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has seen a slight daily decline in coronavirus...
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Tornadoes leave health issues, Beshear says; state’s 14-day average of Covid-19 deaths is 53.5 per day, the highest yet
Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows case numbers flat; click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The tornadoes that ripped through Western Kentucky...
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Surgeon general sounds alarm about youth mental health; children’s hospital leader says this crisis also exists in Kentucky
Graphic is from the Protecting Youth Mental Health Advisory; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued his second...
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At term’s midpoint, Beshear reflects on pandemic work, saying he wishes he had prepared Kentuckians for a longer fight
Andy Beshear at a press conference earlier in the pandemic. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Gov. Andy Beshear passed the mid-point of his four-year term, he spent...
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As Covid-19 numbers remain high but steady, hospital numbers keep creeping up 2% a day; deaths are up 75% in the last month
Cabinet for Health and Family Services graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of Kentucky’s coronavirus numbers continue to...