Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Think now about preventing infection during the holidays
By Katelyn Jetelina About 2,600 Americans are still dying each week from Covid-19. The vast majority are older and vaccinated but not up to date on their boosters. As an epidemiologist, I refuse...
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Respiratory viruses are making many Kentuckians sick and causing schools to close for a few days; will there be a ‘tridemic’?
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Lots of people are sick and schools are closing these days as cold and flu season has hit Kentucky early, and nearly 750 Kentuckians...
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Health officials in counties with high and low Covid-19 death rates point to vaccination rates, residents’ underlying health status
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health officials from Kentucky counties with some of the state’s highest and lowest Covid-19 death rates both cited vaccination rates as a contributor, but...
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Jefferson County has the lowest Covid-19 death rate in Kentucky, and the top seven counties are all in official Appalachia
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has lost more than 17,000 people to Covid-19, which has killed more Kentuckians than World War I, World War II and the Vietnam...
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Most of Kentucky has a low risk of Covid-19 infection, but the number of counties at high and medium risk increased last week
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The risk of Covid-19 transmission increased just a bit in Kentucky last week, with the latest federal risk map showing 30 counties at either...
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Is Covid-19 about to spike again? Six tips to help you stay safe
By Céline Gounder Kaiser Health News Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge...
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Covid-19 booster rates in nursing homes lag, especially among staff, and especially in Ky., where rate is among nation’s lowest
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Covid-19 booster rates lag in both nursing-home residents and staff, but especially among the staff. A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that while over 85% of...
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CDC map shows 75 counties with low risk of Covid-19 transmission; only 8 remain at high risk, just 3 rose to medium risk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The latest federal risk map says most of Kentucky has a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, with only only eight counties at high risk...
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Study: Smoking increases risk of viral and respiratory infections, including one of the coronaviruses; supports tobacco control to curb Covid-19
A new study shows that smoking increases the risk of viral infections and respiratory illnesses, including one type of the coronavirus, this supporting efforts to curb tobacco use as a...
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CDC’s Ky. risk map is largely green, but 11 counties are still at high risk and the state’s infection rate ranks first in the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties at high risk of Covid-19 was cut in half last week, with only two counties moving into a higher...