Tag: viral infections

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
Schools in Lee, Magoffin close due to COVID-19, other illnesses

KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS 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, and Lee County schools closed Tuesday through Friday due to illness, WKYT reports. Thursday and Friday were nontraditional instruction days. Magoffin County…
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Infectious disease, Kentucky Health News, pandemic, respiratory illness, viral infections

August 27, 2023