Ky. health chief recounts emotional toll of fighting COVID
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Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Department of Public Health commissioner, speaks during an interview in his office in Frankfort, Ky., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Stack studied the horrific projections for the cornavirus pandemic. He had been Kentucky’s public health commissioner for about a month in March 2020, and he knew “the sheer enormity” of the task at hand. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)Ryan C. Hermens/AP
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) About 75,000 to 90,000 people in Kentucky were expected to die. University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field only seats 61,000.
LEX 18 In-Depth: Vaccine hesitancy is still a concern, survey finds
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â As COVID-19 vaccine distribution was ramping up during the latter stages of winter, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky polled more than 800 Kentuckians to get their feelings about the vaccine overall, and one number, in particular, jumped off the screen.
26% of those surveyed said they not only lack faith in the COVID-19 vaccine, but they donât trust vaccines of any kind. Former U.S. Congressman Ben Chandler, who runs the foundation, sees that as a major concern.
âIf the vaccine controversies that have been taking place cause people to not get their regular vaccines in the years ahead, weâre going to be dealing with some serious health problems,â he said.
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Kentuckians are fairly evenly split on whether schools and workplaces should require students and employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a poll the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky released Friday.
The poll found 47% of Kentuckians thought it would be a “good idea” to require the COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend in-person school, while 50% thought it would be a “bad idea.”
Meanwhile, Kentuckians are slightly more favorable to the idea that businesses should require employees to get vaccinated before returning to work in person: 52% said they thought it was a “good idea,” while 44% said they thought it was a “bad idea.”