vaccinations Archives

State’s vaccination rates below national average; campaigns start for school openings

July 30, 2024July 29, 20241

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just weeks left before school starts, it’s time to make sure your school-aged…

August 20, 2021August 19, 20210

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Biden administration has announced all nursing homes who get Medicare and Medicaid payments…

June 5, 2021June 4, 20210

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A million dollars and full scholarships are all part of Gov. Andy Beshear’s incentive package…

June 8, 2019June 6, 20190

The number of measles cases in the United States has reached its highest level since before the virus was declared…

December 9, 2018December 8, 20180

Kentucky Health News More Kentucky children are not being immunized “for medical and religious reasons,” Ashleigh Mills reports for Spectrum…

October 28, 2018October 27, 20180

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky health officials are once again reminding residents to get vaccinated…

October 9, 2018October 8, 20180

Kentucky Health News The number of hepatitis A cases in Fayette County more than doubled last month, says the Lexington-Fayette…

August 5, 2018August 3, 20180

As students prepare to head back to school this month, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, within the Cabinet for…

July 26, 2016July 25, 20160

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the highest overall rate of cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, and…

February 3, 2015February 3, 20150

A recent audit found that 95 percent or more of children seen at the Northern Kentucky Health Department’s county health…