Category: CORONAVIRUS
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Now is the time to get vaccinated or re-vaccinated for Covid-19, as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors
By Vince Venditto University of Kentucky As the weather gets colder and gatherings move indoors, vaccines remain the safest and most effective way to protect ourselves from Covid-19. On Sept....
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Why the CDC recomends new Covid-19 boosters for everyone
By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest Covid-19 booster shot, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate...
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Study says ‘long Covid’ symptoms linger even after two years in both people who had severe and mild cases of the disease
A recent study highlights the burden of Covid-19 that continues to affect millions of people, showing that patients who were hospitalized with the disease are especially vulnerable to a long...
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Opinion: Misinformation, inaction and politics seem to be limiting Kentucky schools’ response to recent increase in Covid-19 cases
By Kevin Kavanagh As Kentucky’s fall school year commences it has achieved another first in the nation, first to have two school district closings associated with Covid-19. Politics, inaction and...
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Research finds ‘long Covid’ could be linked to changes in cells in people with severe Covid-19; underscores importance of vaccine
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A small study has found that severe cases of Covid-19 can lead to lasting changes in the human immune system, the first line of...
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Ky. Covid hospitalizations more than double, and exceed U.S. rate, but hospitals say they have been small and ‘manageable’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has seen an uptick in Covid-19 cases, and local outbreaks, along with other illnesses, have shut down several school districts. This has also...
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Small ‘summer spike’ in Covid-19 cases in Kentucky attributable to a slightly more contagious strain; new shot recommended
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The “vast majority” of Kentucky’s Covid-19 cases are now the variant EG.5 – also known as “Eris” – according to Louisville infectious disease expert Dr....
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Schools in Lee, Magoffin close due to Covid-19, other illnesses
The predicted “summer surge” of Covid-19 has been relatively small, but large enough in some Kentucky school districts to make them suspend classes. Magoffin County schools closed Thursday and Friday,...
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UK doctors of pharmacy answer questions about Covid vaccines
By Amy Picirilli University of Kentucky The Covid-19 public-health emergency may be officially over, but Covid has not completely disappeared from concern. Lexington hospitals are seeing an increase in Covid...
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New vaccines being released next month for Covid-19, the flu and RSV are expected to curb ever-mutating respiratory viruses
Kentucky Health News Americans will have access to several vaccines this fall to protect them against respiratory viruses, including Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but effectively deploying them...