Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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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The worse your case of Covid-19, the worse the ‘brain fog’ you are likely to suffer; disease has effect even in mild cases
Chart by The Economist shows levels of “brain fog” at different levels of Covid-19 seriousness. —– Covid-19 is a new disease that is not fully understood, but new research by American and...
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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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If you know someone who’s taking, or thinking about taking, horse de-wormer to fight Covid-19, please pass this along to them
Cartoon by Nick Anderson —– Demand is surging nationwide for ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug typically used for livestock, based on unsubstantiated claims that it can help Covid-19 patients. How bad is...
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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...
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Coronavirus burning through low-vaccinated Breathitt County; ‘It’s like they’re blind … I don’t understand,’ local health official says
A sign in Jackson (Photos by Jamie Lucke) —– By Jamie Lucke Kentucky Health News JACKSON, Ky. – William Sizemore fights Covid-19 from the front lines in Breathitt County; he worries...
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Stivers sees legislature returning mask policy to school districts, maybe with guidelines; Beshear says universal masking needed
Sen. Robert Stivers (Image from WKYT-TV) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly may well let local school officials decide mask policy, rather than follow a state...