Category: IMMUNIZATIONS
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Older adults will continue to receive yearly Covid-19 shots, but lower-risk groups will not, says FDA
By Libby Richards The Conversation On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The agency said it...
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Poll: Belief in false measles claims correlated with lower vaccination rates
By Jennifer Shutt Kentucky Lantern Americans are increasingly unsure what to believe about measles as an outbreak spreads throughout the country, according to a survey released Wednesday by the nonpartisan...
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2nd case of measles confirmed; Kindergarten vaccine rates drop; Study: measles could become endemic again
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Public health officials continue to urge Kentuckians to ensure their children are immunized against measles, as they announced the state’s second confirmed measles case...
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Gov. Beshear says he will challenge Trump’s funding cuts to health-related grant programs in Kentucky
Kentucky’s health departments are set to lose nearly $150 million in health-related grants after the Trump administration announced it would cancel the state’s Covid-19 health care grants, Sylvia Goodman reports...
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Expert says Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is ‘safe and effective’
By Khushi Arora Kentucky Health News A bill that would have banned schools and workplaces from requiring a Covid-19 vaccine or any mRNA vaccine for student enrollment, employment or medical...
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State reports 2 more Kentucky children have died from flu, bringing total to 3 pediatric flu deaths this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced two more Kentucky children have died from influenza, one from the Barren River District and the other...
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Measles found in Kentucky: How to protect your children and yourself
By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky More than two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease — was declared eliminated in the United...
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Kentucky Senate passes a resolution to create a Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Despite voicing concerns about a resolution to create a Kentucky task force that is charged with exploring ways to integrate the principles of the...
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Health officials report a confirmed measles case in Kentucky, say it’s preventable with vaccination
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced a confirmed case of measles in a Kentucky resident on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The...
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Kentucky officials announce state’s first pediatric flu death this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A child has died from influenza in Kentucky, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Friday, Feb. 9. DPH reports that this is the...