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CDC risk map shows 93 percent of Kentucky counties with high or medium risk of COVID-19 infection
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentuckians in general have about the same risk of catching COVID-19 as they did a week ago, with 93 percent of the state’s counties at a high or medium risk of transmission and The New York Times ranking Kentucky second among the states for new coronavirus cases in the…
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FDA OKs updated COVID-19 booster targeting latest Omicron subvariants; Beshear says it could be available in Kentucky next week
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The new, updated COVID-19 booster shots that target the original strain of the coronavirus and major Omicron subvariants could be available to Kentuckians as early as next week, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech on Aug.…
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COVID-19 on the rise in Martin County
Number of new cases doubled in last two weeks BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A spike in new COVID-19 cases within Martin County has local health officials concerned as they fear the public’s relaxed attitude may be to blame. The mandates for tracking those who test positive for the virus have changed and are…
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In 2020, Kentucky’s life expectancy fell by 2 years
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS One of the most striking measures of the pandemic is the decline in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020, the year the novel coronavirus hit; it declined more in Kentucky than it did in most other states. Nationally, life expectancy declined from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77 in 2020, a drop…
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CDC eases some COVID-19 guidelines, says 89 Kentucky counties are at high risk of COVID-19; state’s infection rate is highest in U.S.
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened some of its COVID-19 recommendations, even more Kentucky counties moved into the high-risk category for coronavirus transmission on the CDC’s weekly risk map. And The New York Times reports that Kentucky has the highest infection rate among the states. The…
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Get a $25 gas card with COVID vaccine, booster
Clinic July 29 at health department BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Every person who gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination or booster July 29 at the Martin County Health Department will receive a $25 gas card. The clinic starts at 8:30 a.m., runs until 4 p.m., and is open to all persons aged 6…
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CDC says COVID-19 risk is growing in Kentucky
High in 22 counties, medium in 37 BY MELISSA PATRICKKY HEALTH NEWS This week’s federal COVID-19 risk map shows almost half of Kentucky’s counties at increased risk. The rankings are based on new coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and hospital capacity. Twenty-two Kentucky counties are orange on the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention risk…
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COVID-19 will always be with us
Vaccines, therapies, preventive steps mean we can live with it BY AL CROSSKY HEALTH NEWS The coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease will always be with us and may become more contagious but probably less dangerous while still requiring caution to keep from getting sick. That’s what Kentucky medical experts said June 20 on KET’s…
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COVID-19 risk high in Martin County
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The CDC’s coronavirus map shows a higher level of virus transmission and an increased risk of the COVID-19 disease in Martin County. Martin County and 18 other Kentucky counties are red on the latest national COVID-19 risk map, indicating a high level of coronavirus transmission. Twenty-eight Kentucky counties are…
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Martin County in yellow on COVID-19 risk map
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County is one of 12 Kentucky counties in yellow on the latest national COVID-19 risk map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicating a medium community level of coronavirus. Eight other Eastern Kentucky counties – Boyd, Carter, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin and Pike – are…
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