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UK Extension Offices Serving as Community COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

May 7, 2021, 7:37 AM

Henderson and Laurel extension offices opened the last week of April as part of a partnership with state and federal agencies.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Important for Underrepresented Populations

May 4, 2021, 7:44 AM

Underrepresented populations in the United States are contracting, being hospitalized and dying from the virus at higher rates than white Americans.

13th Annual Sanders-Brown 'Mind Matters' Health Fair Taking Place Virtually

Apr 29, 2021, 8:01 AM

The event will focus on brain health and older adult wellbeing and strategies to maximize both. Additionally, presentations will include information relating to life during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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UK College of Education Faculty Published in the ACTA Scientific Medical Sciences Journal

Apr 9, 2021, 8:45 AM

The publication from Dr. Jessica Chao and Dr. Keith B. Wilson discusses how the COIVD-19 pandemic created additional barriers for people with disabilities already experiencing disparities in medical care.

Ongoing Survey Shows Changes in Behaviors, Attitudes Over First Year of Pandemic

Apr 2, 2021, 9:52 AM

More than 1,500 people completed brief surveys designed to understand how Kentuckians are responding to the pandemic, with new findings revealing changes in COVID-19 prevention behaviors and attitudes about vaccination.

One Year Later: UK’s COVID Response by the Numbers

Apr 2, 2021, 9:13 AM

The UK vaccination clinic has marked a monumental milestone in the fight against the virus — administering 180,000+ COVID-19 vaccines to citizens across the Commonwealth, including front-line health care workers, first responders, teachers, school personnel and people over age 70. Members of the entire UK community have joined forces to help the community meet this unprecedented challenge.

Covering a Pandemic: UK Social Work Study Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists

Mar 31, 2021, 8:15 AM

A study from the College of Social Work Self-Care Lab revealed that a majority of participants engaged in moderate levels of self-care before the pandemic, but self-care routines significantly decreased during COVID-19. Self-care for journalists may be impacted by finances, physical health and mental health.

Altimmune Partners With Coldstream-based Summit Biosciences to Develop Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine

Mar 26, 2021, 9:12 AM

As part of the partnership, Summit will manufacture a multidose nasal spray presentation of AdCOVID, Altimmune’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate. AdCOVID is currently being evaluated in a phase 1 clinical trial of healthy adult volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55.

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UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health Releases Research Report on COVID-19 Stakeholder Experiences in Kentucky

Mar 24, 2021, 8:19 AM

The report details the findings of surveys taken by more than 900 healthcare providers, school leaders, community health workers and their clients, and community members in Kentucky during the summer and fall of 2020.

Q&A: One Year of COVID-19 from Human Behavior & Epidemiology Perspectives

Mar 11, 2021, 8:21 AM

UKNow sat down with University of Kentucky College of Public Health Dean Donna Arnett and Marc Kiviniemi, chair of the Department of Health, Behavior & Society in the College of Public Health, to get some answers on how COVID-19 will affect us moving forward.

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