Category: YOUR HEALTH
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39% in Ky. had symptoms of an anxiety or depressive disorder Feb. 3-15; community mental health centers can help them
Steve Shannon —– By Steve Shannon Kentucky Association of Regional Programs The hurt is real for the people of Kentucky and across the globe. The mental anguish of isolation, remote...
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Guidance for vaccinated is a yellow light, not a green one, officials say, warning that we’re still in a race with more contagious strains
State Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News Federal health officials’ new guidance for people fully vaccinated...
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CDC issues guidance for fully vaccinated people
WHAS-TV image —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines Monday for people who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying they can...
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Positive-test rate rises; state has more new cases than last Sun.
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning of the pandemic slowed in Kentucky Sunday, illustrating public-health...
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Positive-test rate at 4% but state lists 52 more Covid-19 deaths, making first day of pandemic’s second year its seventh deadliest
Kentucky Health News graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The seven-day average of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus dropped...
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Coronavirus new-case numbers and positive-test rate continue to trend down; state’s new-case rate is 13th in nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since the first case of the novel coronavirus was found in Kentucky a year ago, the state has tackled three separate escalations of cases,...
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157 new vaccination sites to open, bringing total to 567; positive-test rate is down again; one-year memorial set Saturday
University of Kentucky pharmacist Stephanie Branham, left, gave UK’s 100,000th coronavirus vaccination to Roberta Mason of Frankfort, accompanied by her daughter Sherry Brown, at Kroger Field March 4. (UK photo by Mark Cornelison)...
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With supply of new J&J vaccine to be boosted by Merck deal, Beshear says state may need FEMA help to get doses in arms
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are from unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Biden announced Tuesday that there will...
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Beshear says low case and death numbers in nursing homes show vaccines work; calls Texas governor’s relaxations ‘reckless’
White House Coronavirus Task Force graph (click on it to enlarge) shows testing and the rate of positive tests in Kentucky have both generally declined over the last two months. Gov. Andy Beshear...
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Capacity limits going to 60% for many; Beshear says Monday’s numbers make ‘the most optimistic report I’ve been able to give’
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Following seven weeks of declining coronavirus cases and positive-test...