Health Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Jun 18

Health

Million-Dollar Question: Will Lotteries Boost Ohio Valley’s Lagging COVID Vaccination Rates?

When the COVID-19 vaccine first became available, some states struggled to meet demand, including West Virginia. States administered nearly every dose in weekly shipments. But soon after eligibility expanded to everyone over 16, supplies started stacking up as vaccination rates declined. Governors across the Ohio Valley pleaded with residents to get vaccinated during weekly press […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jun 18

Health

Million-Dollar Question: Will Lotteries Boost Ohio Valley’s Lagging COVID Vaccination Rates?

By Corinne Boyer

Jun 11

Health

Beshear Lifts COVID Restrictions In Kentucky’s Final Regular Coronavirus Briefing

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear held his last regular COVID-19 briefing Friday as he signed an executive order ending COVID-19 restrictions. Beshear held what would be the first of 250 COVID-19 briefings in March, 2020, just as the threat of the pandemic was beginning. Fifteen months and more than 461,000 coronavirus cases later, on Friday, Beshear […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jun 11

Health

Beshear Lifts COVID Restrictions In Kentucky’s Final Regular Coronavirus Briefing

Corinne Boyer

Jun 1

Health

Beshear Reports Additional COVID-19 Deaths Found In Kentucky Audit

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that more coronavirus deaths were found in the commonwealth’s audit of fatalities during the pandemic. Beshear said an additional 260 people died due to COVID-19 between March and October of 2020 than earlier records indicated. “That’s 220 days. So it’s going back in the midst of this pandemic and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jun 1

Health

Beshear Reports Additional COVID-19 Deaths Found In Kentucky Audit

Corinne Boyer

May 24

Health

Advocates Hope To Rein In Rising Insulin Costs In Region With Highest Diabetes Rates

When Angela Lautner was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000, she remembers the list price of insulin being approximately $25 per vial. As an airline employee, Lautner has been laid off frequently over the years. That loss of employment has disrupted her health insurance coverage, which means Lautner has struggled to pay for a […]

By Corinne Boyer

May 24

Health

Advocates Hope To Rein In Rising Insulin Costs In Region With Highest Diabetes Rates

Corinne Boyer

May 21

Health

New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates

Black and Hispanic Americans in the Ohio Valley are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at a lower rate than are white Americans, according to data obtained by Kaiser Health News, which offers a more detailed view of vaccination progress among different groups. The data shows that vaccination rates vary across races and ethnicities in the Ohio […]

By Suhail Bhat

May 21

Health

New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates

Suhail Bhat

May 17

Health

Kentucky COVID Cases Continue To Drop

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says COVID-19 cases have declined for three weeks in a row. In his Monday briefing on coronavirus, Beshear said the state is on track to do away with its mask mandate by June 11, but there will be exceptions. Masks will still be required in health care settings and some businesses […]

By Corinne Boyer

May 17

Health

Kentucky COVID Cases Continue To Drop

Corinne Boyer

May 12

Health

Vaccines For Teens: Answers About The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For The 12 to 15 Set

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. The decision follows the Food and Drug Administration’s extension of the vaccine’s emergency use authorization for children 12 to 15 years old on May 10. The Ohio Valley ReSource asked Vince Venditto, an […]

By Corinne Boyer

May 12

Health

Vaccines For Teens: Answers About The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For The 12 to 15 Set

Corinne Boyer

May 10

Health

The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 may be given to children ages 12 to 15. Kentucky is preparing to make the vaccine available for children. Shortly before the FDA announced expanded use of the vaccine, Kentucky’s top public health official, Dr. Steven Stack, said studies showed that the […]

By Corinne Boyer

May 10

Health

The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky.

Corinne Boyer

May 7

Health

Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools should require that students be vaccinated. However, a review by the Ohio Valley ReSource found that of 400 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, and […]

By Corinne Boyer , Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat

May 7

Health

Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Corinne Boyer, Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat

May 3

Health

Vaccination Numbers Continue To Fall In Kentucky

The numbers of new COVID-19 cases remain relatively low in Kentucky, but as vaccination rates slow Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he is considering incentives to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Beshear announced Monday 313 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 new deaths. The state’s positivity rate is 3.45%. COVID-19 vaccination rates continue […]

By Corinne Boyer

May 3

Health

Vaccination Numbers Continue To Fall In Kentucky

Corinne Boyer