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Positive-test rate hits new high, likely due to less testing, state says, but cases also had a spike, and so did Covid-19 deaths

Kentucky Health News graph, based on state reports; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 2 — As the new...

By Al Cross Published January 4, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Why do they require two doses? and other questions about the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, answered

Observer Research Foundation illustration —– By Baptist Health Blog and Kentucky Health News The Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95 percent...

By Al Cross Published January 4, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

State’s poor health rankings are a caution flag in pandemic, but virus shouldn’t keep you from making regular visits to doctors

By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky A new state-by-state comparison of the nation’s health ranks Kentucky near the bottom in a variety of significant categories....

By Al Cross Published January 4, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH POLICY, OPINION, YOUR HEALTH

Mayfield wastewater testing shows promise for more targeted measures to thwart coronavirus infections, foundation says

A wastewater testing project in Mayfield is helping pinpoint outbreaks of the novel coronavirus even before residents experience symptoms, and thus could allow more narrowly targeted measures to prevent further spread...

By Al Cross Published January 2, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Beshear worries that New Year’s on top of Christmas will reverse Kentucky’s recent progress on thwarting the novel coronavirus

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As he gave his last briefing of 2020, Gov. Andy Beshear said he worries that the New Year’s weekend, a four-day holiday for many...

By Al Cross Published December 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Pandemic thrusts Health Commissioner Steven Stack from usually low-profile job into often harsh spotlight of public scrutiny

Less than a month after Dr. Steven Stack moved from running a hospital emergency department to running the state Department for Public Health, the first case of the novel coronavirus was...

By Al Cross Published December 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

Beshear’s Facebook post shows generally stable virus numbers; comments on it reveal support, skepticism and unhappiness

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Measures of the novel-coronavirus pandemic remained generally stable Sunday, as Gov. Andy Beshear made only a Facebook post giving the day’s numbers. The state...

By Al Cross Published December 27, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Trump helped get vaccines produced quickly, but he and some of his allies are complicating efforts to get people to take them

“President Trump and his allies have spent years stoking disinformation and doubt in official accounts about the election, the coronavirus, and other topics. Now those efforts are making it harder to rally support...

By Al Cross Published December 27, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

State reports Christmas Eve was pandemic’s second-deadliest day, with 53 Covid-19 deaths, but positive-test rate fell below 8%

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Christmas Eve was Kentucky’s second-deadliest day of the pandemic, with confirmation of 53 deaths from Covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday in a three-day...

By Al Cross Published December 27, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

As state heads into a long holiday weekend, new-case average keeps ticking up but Beshear emphasizes recent successes

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s averages of recent coronavirus cases and deaths continued to increase slightly Wednesday, but the percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the virus continued...

By Al Cross Published December 25, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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