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NKY Health: Flu cases up throughout region, HIV diagnoses up among African Americans
Last week saw the year’s first reported child deaths from both influenza and COVID-19. Flu season falls in autumn and winter, with cases tending to peak between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public data tracking throughout the region suggests that cases of flu, at least, are increasing. […]
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NKY Health encourages flu vaccinations during National Influenza Vaccination Week
It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the Northern Kentucky Health Department is encouraging residents to get flu vaccinations. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses infecting the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting a flu vaccine annually serves as the best […]
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Flu-related pediatric deaths already tied with prior record
Today, Governor Andy Beshear reported six new flu-related pediatric deaths, including three within the past week. The prior record for total pediatric flu deaths ever reported in Kentucky in a single flu season has already been met this year. That prior record was during the 2019-2020 flu season where six children died of flu. According […]
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Officials Issue Statement on Preventing the Coronavirus in Kentucky
Kentuckians Urged to Prevent Coronavirus by Same Protocols as Influenza (LOUISVILLE, Ky – February 26, 2020) The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA), the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC) and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky are urging Kentuckians to practice known flu prevention protocols in light of Tuesday’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warning that […]
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First Flu-Related Deaths Reported in Northern Kentucky
Flu activity is increasing, and the first flu-related deaths have been reported in Northern Kentucky. As of December 7, 335 flu cases have been reported across Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant counties. In order to protect yourself and your loved ones during this flu season, especially during the holidays, now is the time to get […]
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Cases of Flu Jump 65% During First Week of 2019
Half of reported cases have affected children The number of influenza cases confirmed in Kentucky rose by 65 percent in the first week of 2019, adding nearly 1,000 cases for a total of 2,408 in the current flu season, according to the latest weekly surveillance report from the state Department for Public Health. The department […]
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State Health Officials Encourage Flu Vaccinations Now To Protect Against Severe Flu Illness
Surge in Influenza Activity Reported in Many Areas of the Country CDC.gov. With influenza (flu) activity increasing across the country, Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) officials are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against the flu if they haven’t already received a flu shot or other type of flu vaccination. “The Centers for Disease Control […]
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NKY 6-Year-Old Dead from Flu
A Northern Kentucky child has died from complications of the flu, the first death reported to the Northern Kentucky Health Department this flu season. The child, 6-year-old Michael Guallpa, who WCPO reports as dying in his father’s arms while they waited in an overcrowded St. Elizabeth Hospital waiting room in Florence, had a chronic health problem […]
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Flu Hits Record Levels in Northern Kentucky
Cases of the flu have hit record levels in Northern Kentucky this year./CC The Northern Kentucky Health Department is reporting that cases of influenza throughout the region have already hit record levels this year, and there is likely more to come.