Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear says setting a level of infection at which masks should be required shouldn’t be difficult because ‘It’s just basic science’
Beshear during his interview (Image from NBC) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Requiring masks above a certain level of coronavirus infection shouldn’t be difficult “because it’s just basic science,” Gov....
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Beshear calls special session on pandemic; extent of his authority to issue mask mandates is likely most critical, contentious issue
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly will meet in...
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Beshear calls it ‘a scary time’ because Covid-19 case average and hospital numbers hit new high; many intensive-care units full
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw its fourth highest number of new coronavirus cases Friday and again set...
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Agenda for session includes aid for hospitals and nursing homes, and making it easier for doctors’ offices to get and give vaccines
Sen. Ralph Alvarado —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Kentucky General Assembly prepares to use its new powers in a special session to deal with the pandemic,...
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Legislators wrestle with how to keep students in the classroom and at what age to require masks in day-care centers
Sen. Max Wise —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky lawmakers gear up for a special session to take over management of the pandemic, under a court ruling...
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2nd highest day for new cases; 2/3 of hospitals say staff critically short; Beshear says health system in state could be overwhelmed
Ky. Health News graph; new-case data from initial, unadjusted daily reports; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s health-care system is in danger of being overwhelmed...
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Broadcasters group releases 30-second public-service spot with 10 seconds from Sen. Mitch McConnell promoting vaccination
As a boy I fought polio. Today, America’s been polio-free for 40 years thanks to vaccination. We’ll beat COVID-19 with vaccines too. Protect yourself and your family. Get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/7rtr7cqOD2...
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Wed. 3rd highest day for new virus cases; intensive-care units are filling up; state has five of the seven hottest counties in the nation
State Dept. for Public Health table, relabeled by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. The table is redder than ever because its data were changed to daily staffed beds, which will fluctuate day-to-day....
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Covid-19 hospital, intensive-care and ventilator cases keep setting new records; positive-test rate also jumps to new high
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The metrics to measure the coronavirus pandemic continue to...
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Every metric to measure the pandemic in Kentucky is worse, and cases in children are rising; vaccination is up, but less than cases
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported more Covid-19 cases last week...