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The pandemic added massive workloads to health departments that were already operating with limited staff and strapped for funding. But public health employees have continued providing services while managing the pandemic, which has led to an increase in demand for harm reduction services like syringe exchanges. The response to the ongoing crises has left public health departments in an even bigger bind as burnout has led to attrition.
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University of Kentucky HealthCare has more patients hospitalized than at any time during the pandemic. That’s led the health care system to cancel elective surgeries.
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Governor Beshear says Kentuckians worked twice to stop an escalation of coronavirus cases. During his briefing Thursday, the governor said it can be done…