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Ky. health officials: All long-term care residents eligible …

In Kentucky, all residents of long-term care facilities are also eligible to get a Moderna or Pfizer booster shot, the state health commissioner announced. The Christian County Health Department will begin giving Moderna COVID-19 booster shots on Tuesday, Aug. 24, for people who are immunocompromised. Vaccines are administered at the health

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Hopkinsville regional site has vaccine appointment times available

WEBAppointments at the James E Bruce Convention Center’s regional vaccination clinic can be scheduled online or by calling the health department at 270 …

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Updated COVID vaccine available at Christian County Health …

WEBThe Christian County Health Department on Thursday began administering the updated COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna. The shot is available on a walk-in basis …

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Bruce Center slated for regional COVID-19 vaccination clinic

WEBBruce Center slated for regional COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The Hopkinsville clinic is one of 33 regional sites in Kentucky. It will administer the Moderna …

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CCHD to administer new COVID boosters starting Sept. 15

WEBOn Aug. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated Moderna and Pfizer shots for use as boosters at least two months after primary …

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Health department is administering 2nd COVID-19 booster shots

WEBA second booster shot of the Moderna vaccine may be given to people 18 and older who are immunocompromised and who had the first booster at least four months …

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Jennie Stuart, Christian County Health Department receive COVID …

WEBJennie Stuart Health has received 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and distribution has begun among its frontline workers, hospital spokeswoman …

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CDC urges vaccinations as flu, COVID-19 and RSV rates spike

WEB“Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens, including influenza viruses, …

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Christian County scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for …

WEBThe Christian County Health Department on Monday announced that it was extending COVID-19 vaccine availability to include residents 50 and older, in addition to …

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Hypertension, diabetes among top underlying conditions in …

WEBAs Christian County health officials have announced each of the 25 local deaths attributed to COVID-19, a trend has become clear: underlying health conditions.

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Health department runs out of updated COVID-19 vaccine

WEBLess than a week after announcing it had an allotment of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, the Christian County Health Department has administered all of its …

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Paducah hospital leaders, doctors sound alarm as COVID-19 surges

WEBIn a virtual press conference Thursday, doctors and hospital leaders with Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital described packed …

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Health department schedules mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics

WEB(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the Christian County Health Department plans to administer the two-shot Moderna vaccine at the …

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Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend

WEBLaunched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on …

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Kynect website opens Nov. 1 for enrollment in federally subsidized

WEBKentuckians can shop and enroll for federally subsidized health-insurance coverage on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, starting Wednesday, Nov. 1. …

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Surgeon general: Loneliness poses a public health threat

WEBThe physical and societal harms that come from loneliness are so bad that America’s top public health official has issued a rare advisory with a framework to …

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Most Kentucky counties don't have enough primary care doctors

WEBMost Kentucky counties don’t have enough primary care doctors. In 2020, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicted that by 2033, the nation would be …

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As time switch approaches, sleep experts say standard time is better

WEBIt’s almost time to “fall back” one hour into standard time, which sleep specialists say is better for our health because it more closely matches our body’s …

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Hoptown Chronicle Journalism from the heart of Hopkinsville, …

WEBKentucky Lantern Apr. 23, 2024. Hoptown Chronicle is a nonprofit news organization that provides public service journalism from the heart of Hopkinsville, …

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Jennie Stuart starts $32M project to expand ER and renovate …

WEBThe project is expected to be completed in 2024. Jennie Stuart Health plans to expand the emergency department and renovate the E.C. Green Cancer Center at …

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