Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Ky. hits another plateau for cases and positive-test rate; Beshear says another escalation can be avoided with enough vaccinations
State Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky, Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hits a plateau of coronavirus...
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Stories from a nearby Tennessee county and Bourbon County, Kansas, illustrate rural hesitancy about Covid-19 vaccines
Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas (Wikipedia map) —– Rural whites, especially conservatives and men, are among the least likely to get a coronavirus vaccine or believe the virus is a serious threat....
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Positive-test and new-case numbers head in the right direction
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s pandemic numbers continued their relatively flat roller-coaster ride Saturday, as the positive-test and new-case averages both declined — after a week in which they increased...
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As more people get vaccinated, the opportunity to reconnect with others increases; experts talk about why touch is so important
ColoradoBoulevard.net photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After a year of pandemic-forced isolation, when the simple act of touching became dangerous almost overnight, the arrival of highly effective...
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Some pandemic numbers in Kentucky keep rising, slightly
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Several measures of the pandemic in Kentucky...
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Legislature says ‘deadbeat parents’ shouldn’t get food aid; Democrats say move will hurt children more than parents
Rep. Pamela Stevenson (Legislative photo from Feb. 25) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The General Assembly has reinstated a 2018 policy that disqualified some non-custodial parents from getting federal...
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Key numbers of pandemic in Kentucky head in wrong direction
Ky. Health News graph of initial, unadjusted daily reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 921 new cases of the novel coronavirus Thursday, a jump of more...
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Politifact and Kaiser Health News fact-check Sen. Rand Paul’s assertions about mask wearing, find them to be “half-true’
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has become known for his squabbles with infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, most recently at a Senate hearing when Paul insisted that people don’t need to...
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Supply finally exceeds demand: Beshear lets any Kentuckian 16 and older get a coronavirus shot starting Monday, April 5
Gov. Andy Beshear displayed this slide listing vaccination sites with the most open appointments. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will open up...
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Vaccinations may come to Kentucky state prisons next week, after an increasing number of questions about why it took so long
State Sen. Robin Webb —– By Bruce Maples and Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the state’s coronavirus vaccination program has gradually expanded, so have questions about the very limited...