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Kentucky flu cases showing slow decrease, CDC reports
Amid a historic flu season, it appears the country, as well as the Commonwealth, is finally turning a corner. While seasonal cases of Influenza, commonly known as the flu, remain high nationwide, the virus’s activity has decreased for the third consecutive week,
2 more children in Kentucky die from flu
Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health have announced two additional children have died from influenza, one child from the Barren River Health District and
Two Kentucky children die from flu. Officials warn of worst flu season in 15 years
The reported deaths were out of the Barren River District and Jefferson County, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
2 more children die from flu in Kentucky, including child from Louisville
Kentucky health officials announced on Monday that two more children have died from the flu. One of the children was from the Barren River District and the other from Jefferson County. Officials did not say where the first child who died was from.
3 Kentucky children have died from influenza this season, officials report
Two more Kentucky children have died from influenza this season, the Kentucky Department of Public Health reported Monday, bringing this season's total to three.
Kentucky health officials report two more child flu deaths
Kentucky Department for Public Health officials announced two additional child flu deaths. Officials report that one child was from the Barren River District, and the other was from Jefferson County.
Kentucky health officials report additional child flu deaths, including one in Jefferson County
The Kentucky Department for Public Health confirmed three flu deaths in commonwealth children this season Monday.
2 more Kentucky children have died due to influenza this flu season. One was in Jefferson County.
Two more children have died from influenza this season, state health officials said. One of them was from Jefferson County.
Measles outbreak spreads to KY. Who is at risk and who needs to update their vaccine
Kentucky has announced its first confirmed measles case since at least 2023, making the state part of a growing outbreak in ...
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2 Kentucky children die from influenza
Two Kentucky children have died from influenza, raising the state's death toll this season to three, with the CDC describing ...
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Kentucky health officials announce the state's first measles case since 2023
Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: ...
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How to protect your children and yourself following Kentucky’s first verified case of measles in two years
By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky Over two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly ...
Trump’s CDC pick faces Senate scrutiny amid public health challenges
Dr. Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for CDC director, will face Senate questioning today as the agency deals with internal changes and public health challenges.
Measles found in Kentucky: How to protect your children and yourself
More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in ...
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Ohio, Kentucky get F's from American Lung Association in taxes on tobacco, cessation funding
The American Lung Association has given both Kentucky and Ohio a flunking grade when examining state funding for tobacco prevention and cessation funding.