NKU Griffin Hall Center for Informatics. Northern Kentucky University received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as a part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program. This initiative was established to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance misuse by enhancing rural residents’ access […]
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COVID-19: Younger Population’s Deaths Increasing in Ky.
Kentucky has just 93 total intensive care unit (ICU) beds left and out of 96 hospitals in the state, 66 are experiencing critical staff shortages, the state said Thursday. Younger people are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate since the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly since the delta variant of the coronavirus […]
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Ky. Poll Shows Vaccine Hesitancy Dropped from Six Months Ago
A new Vaccines in Kentucky Poll, commissioned by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, shows efforts to encourage COVID-19 vaccines have persuaded two-thirds of those who said earlier this year they were open to changing their minds. The poll, conducted August 4 to September 4, showed overall lower hesitancy by about one-third, compared to a similar […]
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Gov. Beshear: Federal Government Announces Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Shortage Due to Extraordinary Demand
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said the federal government announced a change in the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed among states due to supply shortages and extraordinary demand across the country. Health care providers will no longer be able to order the treatments directly; instead, state governments will supervise the distribution of a […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Adds 10,007 Positive Cases in 3 Days Including 784 in NKY
Kentucky ranks third in the nation for the number of new daily positive COVID-19 cases per capita, with a seven-day average of approximately 90 new cases reported per 100,000 people, Governor Andy Beshear said Monday. “I am asking you to break the Thanksgiving dinner rule and have a tough conversation with those you love and […]
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Survey: About 1 in 4 in Region Want COVID-19 Vaccine But Haven’t Gotten It or Are Undecided
A new survey from Cincinnati-based Interact for Health indicates that 56% of local adults reported that had received a COVID-19 vaccine and that an additional 7% reported that they will definitely get the vaccine. Eighteen percent had not yet decided whether they will get the vaccine while 19% said that they definitely would not get […]
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KDE to Reimburse Public Schools for Incentives for Vaccinated Employees
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will use up to $8.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to provide reimbursements to districts that have rewarded and acknowledged the time, energy and effort staff members took to get vaccinated, the department announced on Friday. All full- and part-time employees of public school districts […]
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COVID-19: National Guard to Be Deployed to St. E Covington
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington will see the arrival of Kentucky National Guard soldiers and/or airmen next week, Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday. The National Guard is being deployed to 21 additional hospitals around the state to assist with non-clinical support to help ease the burden on hospitals overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 patients. […]
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COVID-19: 4,400+ New Cases in Ky.; 30 New Deaths; 252 New Cases in NKY
It was “another tough day on the COVID front,” Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday in announcing 4,468 newly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases statewide and 30 new COVID-related deaths. Among the deaths are a 15-year old from Shelby Co., and a 30- and 47-year old from Jefferson Co. “No matter what age you are, this thing […]
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At Special Session, Ky. Lawmakers Extend COVID Emergency Orders
From the Legislative Research Commission The Kentucky General Assembly kicked off the 2021 extraordinary session today by extending many of the COVID-19 related executive orders issued by Gov. Andy Beshear. Lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to adopt House Joint Resolution 1, which modifies some of the governor’s executive orders and extends […]
