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...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...

State officials also update Kentuckians on COVID-19 memorial, Johnson & Johnson vaccine FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2021) – On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,726,346 Kentuckians have received at least...

Mar 17th, 2021 By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A House bill that would cap the monthly cost of insulin has passed its final legislative hurdle after the Senate agreed to...

March 3, 2021 Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19 FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 3, 2021) – On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than 731,000 Kentuckians have now had at least...

Feb 22nd, 2021 To promote several bills to reduce the out-of-pocket insulin and other costs for Kentuckians with diabetes join the virtual Diabetes Day at the Capitol in Frankfort on...

UK research seeks to understand and reduce environmental exposures in Eastern Kentucky martincountywaterweb.jpg In a previous pilot study, citizen scientists, Nina McCoy, left, a member of Martin County Concerned Citizens,...

Free COVID testing at the health department on Thursdays. Register using the link below. APP.ACUITYSCHEDULING.COM Local Covid Testing Schedule your appointment online Local Covid Testing CLICK HERE (Lawrence County Health...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s highest-ever number of newly reported deaths, while also noting that the state’s positivity rate decreased. “We still have too many cases, but it does...

By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Kentucky reported 3,096 new COVID-19 cases – more than a thousand less than last Saturday – and 32 more deaths connected to the coronavirus. Some...

Fast virus spread raises fear that the U.S. has developed a more contagious strain; White House says if you gathered, get tested White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for a...

Lawrence County Health Department Lawrence Judge/Exec. Phil Carter was one of the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine today at the LCHD Exciting day at Lawrence...