Tag: Respiratory disease

As respiratory illnesses keep rising in Kentucky by double digits weekly, another one, with a long-lingering cough, is also circulating

BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS As illness from the three respiratory viruses tracked by the state — influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — continue to increase in Kentucky, another one with a lingering cough that can last for months is spreading over much of the country, including the Bluegrass State. “We have…
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COVID-19, Disease, Flu, Respiratory disease, respiratory illness, RSV

December 13, 2023
One-stop website on respiratory viruses launches in Kentucky

State joins CDC and other states in consolidated approach FRANKFORT (Oct. 12, 2023) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health has launched a new respiratory virus website, CoverYourCough.ky.gov, a one-stop spot for finding information on COVID-19, influenza and RSV. According to KDPH Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack, today’s move follows the approach the Centers for Disease…
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CDC, COVID-19, Flu, Frankfort, Respiratory disease, RSV

October 18, 2023
Federal government relaunches free, at-home COVID-19 tests, available Sept. 25

KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million to make new at-home tests for COVID-19 and relaunch the program that allows Americans to order up to four free tests per household through the mail. The Department of Health and Human Services says in a news release that orders can…
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Contagious Diseases, COVID-19 tests, pandemic, Public Health, Respiratory disease, viral infections

September 25, 2023