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CDC eases some Covid-19 guidelines, says 89 Ky. counties are at high risk of Covid-19; state’s infection rate is highest in U.S.

CDC map estimates ranges of risk for contracting Covid-19. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened some of its Covid-19 recommendations, even more...

By Al Cross Published August 12, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

53% in statewide poll say the pandemic is over for them; 1/3 are unvaccinated; 1/3 of those say they could be moved to get a shot

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus continues to rise, about a third of the state’s adults believe the pandemic...

By Al Cross Published August 10, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, OPINION, YOUR HEALTH

Experts at hearing sought by Sen. Rand Paul say gain-of-function virus research should be subject to more government oversight

Sen. Rand Paul (Photo by Jabin Botsford, The Washington Post) —– Academic and drug-industry experts told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Aug. 3 that more government oversight is needed for gain-of-function...

By Al Cross Published August 9, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

Ky. has a nursing shortage; SOAR issues a plan to address the issue in the east, where health care is the main employer

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hospital staffing shortages continue across the state, and are so dire in Eastern Kentucky that Shaping Our Appalachian Region, an organization dedicated to revitalizing and...

By Al Cross Published August 9, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

New coroanvirus cases went up again last week, after a week of decline; N.Y. Times says state’s infection rate is still 2nd highest

New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows state is a national hot spot. Click it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After dropping 7.7%...

By Al Cross Published August 9, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

9 counties drop to low risk of Covid-19, but 80 remain at high risk; Kentucky infection rate second highest among the states

CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s risk from Covid-19 fell slightly last week, based on the county-by-county risk as estimated by...

By Al Cross Published August 5, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

State report shows fewer new cases of coronavirus, but The New York Times ranks Kentucky’s new-case rate first among the states

New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a six-week surge, the daily average...

By Al Cross Published August 2, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

UK researchers develop membrane that stops the Covid-19 virus

Dibakar Bhattacharyya and the membrane (UK photo by Ben Corwin) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A team of researchers led by University of Kentucky College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya and...

By Al Cross Published August 1, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

A woman died from Covid-19 because she mistrusted the system and fell victim to one of the shady networks selling quack cures

The pills that Stephanie received in the mail were labeled hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. (Photo by Meredith Rizzo, NPR) —– NPR tells the cautionary story of a woman who got Covid-19 and died from...

By Al Cross Published August 1, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Planning an event? Testing people for Covid-19 at the door can reduce spread by 40% over testing three days ahead, study says

Organizers of events can nearly cut in half the risk of their guests transmitting Covid-19 by testing them at the door, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health epidemiologists....

By Al Cross Published August 1, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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