Category: YOUR HEALTH
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CDC recommends universal masking in schools, and in high-transmission areas indoors; school boards start making decisions
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials offered new guidance Tuesday recommending that everyone...
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Appalachian Food for Health, a diabetes prevention virtual program, is scheduled for from 10 a.m. to noon Friday
The second annual “Appalachian Food for Health” virtual event, focusing on diabetes prevention, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 30. Click here to register. The event is hosted by Shaping...
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Beshear strongly recommends in-school masking; coronavirus infections and Covid-19 cases in ICUs have doubled in 10 days
Kentucky Health News graph from initial, unadjusted daily reports; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear issued what he called “strong recommendations” Monday...
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Somerset doctor says spread, strength of Delta variant mean it’s too late to ‘vax it or mask it’; both needed in high-spread areas
By Kevin Kavanagh Republished from Infection Control Today Dr. Jerome Adams, surgeon general in the Trump administration, said this month that the guidelines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued in May...
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Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the coronavirus, the Covid-19 disease and the vaccines
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the many challenges facing Kentuckians who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus is that they still have unanswered questions about vaccines, some based...
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Beshear honors health-care workers at Morehead; state reports 994 new virus cases Friday, with positive-test rate of almost 7%
Hundreds of front-line health-care workers gathered at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead Wednesday night to get thanks from Gov. Andy Beshear and others for their work during the pandemic. “You...
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130 Ky. rural health clinics, more than any state but Texas, will get $6.38 million to increase confidence in coronavirus vaccines
The federal government is sending $198 million to more than 1,980 rural health clinics for outreach efforts to increase locals’ confidence in the safety of coronavirus vaccines, and Kentucky is getting more...
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As surge continues, Beshear won’t rule out new measures, makes red-zone recommendations, says schools face ‘difficult questions’
State Dept. for Public Health graph, with ratios added by Ky. Health News, shows how the infection rate declined as the vaccination rate increased, and while the Delta variant has broken through...
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Kentucky reports 963 new coronavirus cases; its rate of increase over last the last two weeks, 256%, ranks 15th in the nation
Screenshot of New York Times interactive map with seven-day new-case average; click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to resurge in Kentucky Tuesday, part of a national...
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McConnell says to ignore ‘demonstrably bad advice’ from vaccine skeptics, and get vaccinated to control the pandemic
By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell implored unvaccinated Americans Tuesday to take a Covid-19 shot, issuing a stark and grave warning of a repeat of last year’s shutdowns...