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- First Two Cases Of Flu Reported In Ky.; Time To Get Your Vaccine
Flu season in Kentucky typically begins in October or November, and is right on schedule as state public health officials have reported the first two confirmed cases of the season in Jefferson and Kenton counties. Public-health officials are encouraging...
- Lincoln County Set To Lose Four School Nurses If Alternate Funding Or New Partnerships Are Not Found
UPDATE, Aug. 11: The school board made up part of the health department's budget cut, allowing it to keep seven nurses, "but not before a lengthy discussion which included talk of salary cuts and new pay scales for nurses," The Interior Journal reports....
- Flu Activity Becomes Widespread, Closing Schools
Kentucky's flu activity level has become widespread, which means at least half the regions of the state have reported confirmed cases of influenza. Schools are a testimony to this increase in activity, as they have been swamped with absences related...
- First Flu Case Reported In Kentucky; Vaccination Recommended For Everyone Over 6 Months Old, Especially Some Groups
Kentucky's first positive lab-confirmed case of the flu has been reported in Jefferson County this week, according to the state Department for Public Health. The best way to protect against the flu is to receive a flu vaccine, and it's best...
- Some Schools Let Kids With Live Head Lice Stay; Policy Change Has Some Kentucky Parents Scratching Their Heads
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News School districts across the country are adopting policies that say students diagnosed with live head lice or nits (louse eggs) can remain in school and parents don't need to be alerted when their child comes...
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Chickenpox outbreak reported at Crab Orchard
Five students at Crab Orchard Elementary School in Lincoln County have been diagnosed with chickenpox, putting the county school system on alert, Ben Kleppinger reports for The Interior Journal in Stanford. Eva Stone, the schools' health coordinator, told the newspaper that the students had been diagnosed with by at least four health-care providers, and an unknown number of siblings under school age have also been diagnosed.
"A letter was sent home to Crab Orchard parents earlier this week, notifying them of the diagnoses and informing them on how to identify the symptoms," Kleppinger reports. "The letter encouraged parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against chickenpox and warned that people with chickenpox should avoid contact with others who have not had the illness or the vaccination. The chickenpox vaccination is about 80-85 percent effective after one dose, so a second vaccination is routinely recommended, according to the letter."
"A letter was sent home to Crab Orchard parents earlier this week, notifying them of the diagnoses and informing them on how to identify the symptoms," Kleppinger reports. "The letter encouraged parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against chickenpox and warned that people with chickenpox should avoid contact with others who have not had the illness or the vaccination. The chickenpox vaccination is about 80-85 percent effective after one dose, so a second vaccination is routinely recommended, according to the letter."
- First Two Cases Of Flu Reported In Ky.; Time To Get Your Vaccine
Flu season in Kentucky typically begins in October or November, and is right on schedule as state public health officials have reported the first two confirmed cases of the season in Jefferson and Kenton counties. Public-health officials are encouraging...
- Lincoln County Set To Lose Four School Nurses If Alternate Funding Or New Partnerships Are Not Found
UPDATE, Aug. 11: The school board made up part of the health department's budget cut, allowing it to keep seven nurses, "but not before a lengthy discussion which included talk of salary cuts and new pay scales for nurses," The Interior Journal reports....
- Flu Activity Becomes Widespread, Closing Schools
Kentucky's flu activity level has become widespread, which means at least half the regions of the state have reported confirmed cases of influenza. Schools are a testimony to this increase in activity, as they have been swamped with absences related...
- First Flu Case Reported In Kentucky; Vaccination Recommended For Everyone Over 6 Months Old, Especially Some Groups
Kentucky's first positive lab-confirmed case of the flu has been reported in Jefferson County this week, according to the state Department for Public Health. The best way to protect against the flu is to receive a flu vaccine, and it's best...
- Some Schools Let Kids With Live Head Lice Stay; Policy Change Has Some Kentucky Parents Scratching Their Heads
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News School districts across the country are adopting policies that say students diagnosed with live head lice or nits (louse eggs) can remain in school and parents don't need to be alerted when their child comes...