Dr. Steven Stack, past-president of the American Medical Association & Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: Kentucky has a 61% increase in the number of COVID-19 patients on LIFE SUPPORT in one week. At this rate in two weeks we will blow past our previous peaks
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: If you have a non-urgent inpatient procedure scheduled in the next few weeks, if you were my family member I would encourage you to reschedule it. The next month is not a good time to be in a hospital if you don't have to be.
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner discusses a COVID-19 chain of transmission involving a church: There is no such thing as your side of the canoe is leaking. Folks we're in this together, you better believe that for real.
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: Every single age category in children is rising almost in parallel with each other. This is impacting kids. Only 33% of 12-17 y.o. in Kentucky have had 1 dose of vaccine & there are 660,000 children under 12 not eligible.
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: Any credible serious public health or medical authority recommends masks
Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner: During the first surge it took 21 weeks to get to 17,000 cases, we did it in 4 weeks this time. This is the fastest and steepest rise of the entire pandemic.
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