Category: CORONAVIRUS
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BA.5 shouldn’t change how Americans think about living with Covid-19, or how officials give advice, a leading physician says
Leana S. Wen, M.D. (Twitter photo) —– By Dr. Leana S. Wen, for The Washington Post A new variant of the coronavirus, even more contagious than previous strains, is now dominant in...
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Every Covid-19 metric is up this week in Kentucky, with positive-test rate nearly 17%, not counting home tests; deaths are way up
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics used to measure the coronavirus in...
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Doctor shares how to support your child in a Covid-19 vaccination
Photo illustration from Sussex Travel Clinic —– By Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale University of Kentucky If you have with children under the age of 5, you may be now looking to...