Category: HEALTH POLICY
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New virus cases keep slowing, but patients in ICUs and on ventilation rise slightly as ICU beds remain in short supply
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for the interactive version, click here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pace of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to...
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Covid-19 metrics all fall Thur., but Beshear sees ‘very dangerous situation’ that could worsen; hospitals seek state funds for staffing
Ky. Health News graph; daily new cases are from initial, unadjusted reports; click image to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With every metric used to measure the...
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Just 20% of Ky. adults say a health-care provider has contacted them about a Covid-19 shot; only 14% say their health insurer has
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only one in five Kentuckians say they have been contacted by a health professional about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, and just...
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Some pandemic metrics inch down in Ky.; hospital numbers up
Ky. Health News graph; new daily cases are initial, unadjusted numbers; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported 3,391 new coronavirus cases...
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Beshear says he’s glad to see so many districts masking up, but predicts some will abandon mandates when county goes orange
Ky. Dept. for Public Health base map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear, who was skeptical...
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Only 54% of state Corrections staff vaccinated against Covid-19, but state wary of mandate for fear of losing employees
The state is relying on testing, not a vaccine mandate, as it tries to walk the narrow path between thwarting Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons and keeping enough employees to run...
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Kentucky is investing in several initiatives to address farmer suicide; National Suicide Prevention Day is Wednesday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is investing in efforts to prevent farmer suicide, including a program to teach people in farming communities how to recognize warning signs of...
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Kentucky program, first of its kind in the nation, makes it less risky for employers to hire people with substance-use disorder
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has launched a new program that will lessen the risk of liability to employers who hire or retain people with substance-use disorder —...
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Kentucky hospitals report record number of Covid-19 patients on mechanical ventilation; most schools will keep masks
Since this map was published, Gallatin County has imposed a two-week mask mandate. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported 5,133 new cases of the coronavirus Friday,...
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Beshear says school officials who don’t require masks are making ‘an inexcusable decision’ and making themselves liable; health commissioner says misinformation spreaders ‘are killing people’
Kentucky Department for Public Health chart —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Top state officials’ pleas to get a Covid-19 vaccine, and for universal masking in schools, were as urgent as...