Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Study finds rural seniors less likely than urban ones to follow Covid-19 prevention advice, especially social distancing
Rural adults 65 and older were less compliant than their urban peers when it came to following some of the suggested strategies to slow the spread of the coronavirus, especially...
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Spencer County residents with ‘country spirit’ cite mistrust of government, side effects, perceived links to abortion as reasons they’re not vaccinated
Spencer County stands out in an adapted screenshot of the Dept. for Public Health interactive map. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. – In 21 of Kentucky’s 120 counties...
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As vaccinations slack again, mutant virus variants still threaten us
Kentucky Covid-19 vaccinations slacked off considerably last week, falling below 10,000 a day. (Chart of CDC data by The Washington Post, updated and relabeled by Kentucky Health News) —– If you think the pandemic...
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CDC says recent increase in hospitalization of young people for Covid-19 shows need for their age group to get vaccinated
Amy Kreutziger, 14, got a shot in New Orleans in May. (Photo by Kathleen Flynn, Reuters, via Washington Post) —– After decreasing early this year, hospitalizations of adolescents for Covid-19...
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Beshear starts incentives to get people vaccinated, including 15 scholarships for students 12-17 and three $1 million drawings
Beshear announces incentives (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus vaccination rates in Kentucky keep slowing, Gov. Andy Beshear has announced new lottery-style incentives: $1...
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Audit of death certificates ends, adds 260 Covid-19 fatalities; new virus cases and test rates are still declining; so are vaccinations
For the first time in many months, no counties are in red. (Ky. Health Dept. map, relabeled by Ky. Health News) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear...
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Pandemic roundup: Ky. ranks 29th in full vaccination; U of L Health to require staff shots; daily new-case average below 400
Chart of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by The Washington Post —– Kentucky ranks 29th among the states in percentage of population fully vaccinated for the coronavirus and...
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Pandemic metrics, still tilting down, pass more milestones
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Measures of the pandemic passed more milestones in Kentucky...
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Beshear says Ky. data prove vaccines work; asks younger Kentuckians, who make up most new cases, to get vaccinated
Graphic by The Washington Post is updated daily. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News At his only announced pandemic press briefing of the week, Gov. Andy Beshear shared Kentucky data that shows...
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Places with more uninsured had more Covid-19 cases, deaths; Ky. did well; its Medicaid rolls grew more than all but 2 states’
Chart by Dustin Pugel, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News People living in communities with high rates of uninsured...