Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, Feb. 15, 2022 Tennessee boosted its supply of oral antiviral coronavirus drugs in recent weeks, the Tennessee Department of Health said in a news release Tuesday. The state was only able to order a limited amount of Paxlovid, …
COVID-19 infections drop 25% as omicron loosens its grip on Tennessee
Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, Feb. 9, 2022 Coronavirus infections fell by 25% last week as Tennessee continues into the end of the omicron wave, according to new virus data released by the state government on Wednesday. Infections have now fallen for four …
Sharp decrease in new COVID-19 cases among Metro Nashville Public Schools students, staff
Meghan Mangrum, The Tennessean, Feb. 7, 2022 New COVID-19 cases among Metro Nashville Public Schools students dropped dramatically last week after three weeks of record high case counts, according to new district data. The district reported 586 new cases among students …
The old COVID-19 drugs don’t work anymore. The new ones are hard to find.
Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, Jan. 30, 2022 As the omicron variant swept the state of Tennessee, the monoclonal antibody drugs once relied upon to protect the unvaccinated have proven virtually useless against the new strain, and the one drug that still …
Managing our health can be difficult, but here are some helpful tips for 2022
Dr. Willis, The Tennessean, Jan. 26, 2022 We’ve entered a third year where COVID-19 remains a primary health concern on the minds of not only all Tennesseans, but practically everyone on the planet. We should remain vigilant and do our …