Ken Alltucker, USA Today, Feb. 1, 2021 The Biden administration on Monday announced a big push to make rapid COVID-19 home tests available with a $230 million federal contract to an Australian company. The Department of Defense’s deal will allow Ellume to open …
Tips to help you get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Yvonne Thomas, WBIR, Feb. 2, 2021 TENNESSEE, USA — When COVID-19 vaccine appointments become available, they go fast. If you want to get on the vaccine list, here are some tips that may help you move just as fast. Tip …
People aged 70 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in East Tennessee
WBIR, Feb. 1, 2021 Some counties may be in different phases of the rollout, depending on supply of the vaccine and the local demand. Tennesseans who are aged 70 and up will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting …
‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective
Lauran Neergaard and Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press, Jan. 29 2021 The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released Friday, offering the world a potentially important new tool …
Tennessee Dept. of Health expands COVID-19 vaccination access in rural areas
WBIR, WBIR Staff, Jan. 28, 2021 More people in rural areas will have the chance to get vaccinated for COVID-19 soon, as the Tennessee Department of Health expands access to the vaccine. Officials said that they are partnering with pharmacies …