Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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...
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Poll shows fewer Kentuckians hesitant about vaccines, but ‘hard core’ 20% are dead-set against; mask views, habits deeply split
The question above was asked of those poll respondents who had said they had not been vaccinated. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When vaccines for the coronavirus were...
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Fourth highest day of new cases; 49 deaths make average nearly 30 per day; two hospital regions report all intensive-care beds full
For the first time, more than one hospital-readiness region reported all its intensive-care beds full. Regions in white have fewer than 80% of their ICU beds occupied. (State chart; click to...
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Cases and hospital numbers tick up again; state’s 7-day infection rate is second in nation; positive-test rate declines again
State Department for Public Health graph; EUA is the acronym for emergency-use authorization. The federal government is now running the antibody supplies through states due to heavy demand. —– By Melissa Patrick...
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‘The only true cure for Covid is prevention,’ worker on Covid-19 unit says as record number of hospitals report staffing shortages
Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With 69% of Kentucky’s acute-care hospitals reporting...
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Studies show that properly wearing masks slows the spread of the coronavirus, as part of a multi-layered prevention approach
Janel Carter held a “Stop The Mandates” sign as legislative action moved from the state Capitol to the Capitol Annex on the first day of the special legislative session. (Photo by...
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Ky. infection rate is still 3rd, and it has 12 of top 25 counties, N.Y. Times says, but ranks better on shots than most adjoining states
National Geographic map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate over the last seven days is still the nation’s third-highest, and its rate...
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General Assembly leaves masking authority to school districts; Republicans block votes on Democrats’ amendments
Photo by Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky House and Senate gave final passage Thursday night to a bill eliminating...
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Beshear sends National Guard to 21 more hospitals as number of Covid-19 patients sets another record; only 80 ICU beds available
Slide from governor’s press conference; light blue hospitals were in first round of Guard assignments. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear sent 310 more members of...
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Positive-test rate, Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU use in Ky. hit new highs; infection rate goes down but is third highest in nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The bad news is that Kentucky set another record for the percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the disease and for the number of...