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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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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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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 …

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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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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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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 is administering 2nd COVID-19 booster shots

WebFollowing approval by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kentucky Department for Public Health, the Christian County Health …

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

WebIn 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 …

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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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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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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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Hoptown Chronicle Journalism from the heart of Hopkinsville, …

WebKentucky’s adoption of REAL ID lagging other states. Lisa Autry May. 7, 2024. Hoptown Chronicle is a nonprofit news organization that provides public service …

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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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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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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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Jennie Stuart lays off 248 employees in response to financial …

WebJennie Stuart Health is laying off 248 employees, officials at the local medical center announced Wednesday morning. The layoffs are related to reduced operations for …

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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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Emerging Technologies Center set to open at community college

WebLast updated: 2:49 am Jan. 13, 2022. Donors who helped raise $3.75 million toward the construction of the Emerging Technologies Center got an early look at the 45,000-square …

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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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Will Kentucky legislature end a patient’s right to one free copy of

WebFair enough. But the bill goes further. It eliminates a patient’s nearly 30-year-old right to obtain one free copy of the patient’s medical records from hospitals and …

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