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Save the date: 2024 Free Flu Shot Clinic
Save the date, Lexington! We’ll be giving free flu shots 3-7p.m. Oct. 3 at Fayette Mall. Additional details, including how to register online and the exact location in the...
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LFCHD to spray for mosquitoes in 40503 on Aug. 7
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes early on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the 40503 ZIP code area after a mosquito trap at Shillito Park,...
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LFCHD to spray for mosquitoes in 40502 on July 16
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes early on the morning of Tuesday, July 16, in the 40502 ZIP code area after a mosquito trap on Henry Clay...
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Board Of Health Selects Jabbour As Chair For 2024-25
The Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health named Majd Jabbour as chair for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which began July 1. Jabbour currently serves as a practice manager at UK Healthcare...
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Schedule Kids’ 2024-25 Back-to-School Immunizations Today
With Fayette County in the middle of a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak, now is the time to start thinking about back-to-school immunizations! Our Public Health Clinic can help with...
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Stay safe during summer heat!
Be sure to follow these summer safety tips during the heat: Drink plenty of fluids. You will need to drink more fluids than your thirst level indicates. Avoid drinking...
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Skunk tests positive for rabies
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department received word this afternoon that a skunk found in Lexington has tested positive for rabies. The skunk was captured earlier this week by Lexington-Fayette...
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LFCHD declares pertussis outbreak in Lexington
UPDATED MAY 20, 2024: The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has declared pertussis, or whooping cough, in outbreak status after nine total cases have been confirmed since late April, including...
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Central Kentucky parents/caregivers should be on alert for pertussis
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY PARENTS/CAREGIVERS: Pertussis, or whooping cough, is spreading throughout Lexington schools, and all central Kentucky caregivers should be on the lookout for signs and symptoms...