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Beshear calls for use of masks at indoor events and in schools, more Covid-19 shots as CDC sees all counties at elevated risk

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– Kentucky still has 80 of its 120 counties are at the highest risk level for Covid-19, and the state no longer has...

By Al Cross Published July 29, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Health insurers offer $20 gift cards for Kentuckians getting first dose or booster of Covid-19 vaccine at schools, health depts.

Photo illustration from KAHP —– The trade group for commercial insurers and Medicaid managers in Kentucky is offering $20 gift cards at school and health-department vaccination events for people getting...

By Al Cross Published July 28, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

All pandemic metrics are up in Kentucky (weekly cases +24%), and as school nears, children account for a larger share of cases

Kentucky Health News graph, from state data; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All measures of Covid-19 in Kentucky kept rising last...

By Al Cross Published July 26, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

16 Covid-19 vaccine clinics set across Ky. in July and August

Covid-19 vaccine administration in Kentucky as of July 22; graphs from the Kentucky Covid-19 Vaccination Dashboard —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Eight Kentucky health departments are participating in...

By Al Cross Published July 25, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, EVENTS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

CDC says 80 Kentucky counties are at high risk of Covid-19 and 33 are at medium risk; Beshear urges seniors to get boosted

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows risk levels. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With 113 of the state’s 120 counties with an elevated risk from coronavirus...

By Al Cross Published July 25, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Get a booster now or wait for new BA.4/5 version? Depends on your circumstances, and experts’ varying opinions confuse people

Getty Images photo via Kaiser Health News —– By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen Kaiser Health News Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at first. With her...

By Al Cross Published July 25, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Kentucky, like most of U.S., sees increases in Covid-19 cases (up 17% last week) and hospitalizations (up 21%); deaths go down

Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This week’s weekly pandemic report...

By Al Cross Published July 25, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

We’re all tired of the pandemic, but the latest version of the virus is more contagious, so vigilance is needed, health writers say

President Biden and other top Democrats mingle among a largely unmasked crowd at the Congressional Picnic at the White House on Tuesday. (Getty Images photo by Chip Somodevilla) —– By Myah Ward...

By Al Cross Published July 18, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, OPINION, YOUR HEALTH

Handshakes are back, but with a note of caution for Covid-19

TheConversation.com —– After a long hiatus of virtual meetings, business travel, in-person conferences and corporate retreats are becoming the norm again – and so is handshaking. “At no point during...

By Al Cross Published July 18, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

CDC says 61 Kentucky counties are at high risk of Covid-19 and 45 are at medium risk; Beshear says ‘be wary’ of coronavirus

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, adapted —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All but 14 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have an elevated risk of coronavirus on the...

By Al Cross Published July 15, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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