Highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread rapidly; highest ever test positivity rate reported today Lawrence Health Dept. reports two more Covid-19 related deaths FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2022) –...
FIFTY-SIX (56) NEW POSITIVE CASES IN LAST SEVEN DAYS AS LATEST PAIR OF VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS ONSLAUGHT WORSENS, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONNECTION FROM U,S. GOVERNMENT...
Health reporter writes 'Five things about Omicron that I want my friends and family to know' Dan Diamond, a health reporter for The Washington Post, recently posted a Facebook thread about...
Gov. Beshear Says Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Omicron Variant Confirmed in Multiple Counties, Urges Masking in Schools and Workplaces Governor also provides updates on Western Kentucky storm response FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 18,...
91 NEW COVID CASES IN LAST 7 DAYS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY; 299 NEW CASES IN LAST THREE WEEKS VACCINATION NUMBERS FINALLY IN THE MAJORITY FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY, BUT INFECTION RATE...
Roll up your sleeves: Kids' turn arrives for COVID-19 shots Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths,...
POSITIVITY RATES SPIKES OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER 7 WEEK DECLINE WILL NEW DELTA-PLUS VARIANT RUN BY THE HOLIDAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR 2022? NOVEMBER 3, 2021 -written by WADE QUEEN...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021 Kentucky's 10- to 17-year-old youth rank No. 1 for obesity; high-school students rank fifth, 2-to-4-year-olds in WIC program sixth Map from foundation report, adapted by Kentucky...
LATEST CASES COMES AS GOVERNOR SAYS ALL NUMBERS COUNT GOING DOWN, BUT OVER HALF OF COUNTIES IN THE STATE ARE STILL IN THE RED POSITIVITY (INCLUDING LAWRENCE COUNTY) OCTOBER 22,...
Covid-19 vaccine is 'best tool in toolbox' for kids to fight infection, but monoclonal antibodies are available for some who get it American Medical Association graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
Vaccine mandates stoked fears of labor shortages. But hospitals say they’re working. MERYL KORNFIELD AND ANNABELLE TIMSIT The Washington Post At Houston Methodist - one of the first American health-care...
...FROM THE LCHD FACEBOOK PAGE Lawrence County Health Department LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 UPDATE We need your help to slow COVID-19! We are overwhelmed with cases and some...
Gov. Beshear, Dr. Stack: Third Dose of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Recommended for Immunocompromised Kentuckians Pediatric COVID-19 hospital admissions in Kentucky reach record high FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2021) – On...
Lawrence County Health Department LAWRENCE CO. JUDGE/EXEC. PHIL CARTER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO TAKE THE COVID VACCINE EARLIER THIS YEAR. LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT...
LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 UPDATE JULY 27, 2021; 4:30 PM -- The CDC has recommended wearing a mask indoors, even if vaccinated, in areas where there is widespread...
Gov. Beshear, Dr. Stack Provide Update on COVID-19 Delta Variant in Kentucky FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 19, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky...
Pandemic made some of them delay or advance their departure By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Nearly 10 percent of the state's health departments are losing their directors, with five retiring...
Some Kentuckians say ticks are worse than ever; experts can't say that, but offer ways to protect yourself from tick-borne illness By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentuckians are...
Reduced-cost insurance plans made possible by American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 1, 2021) – Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that more uninsured Kentuckians are eligible for...
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