Gerald Harris, WJHL-TV, Aug. 28, 2021 COVID-19 cases among school-aged children is the highest it has ever been in Tennessee sending thousands of sick students and some teachers home. Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order allowing parents to opt …
Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson, Aug. 25, 2021 Johnson & Johnson today announced data supporting the use of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for people previously vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In July, the Company reported interim Phase 1/2a …
Why vaccination is still your best protection against COVID-19 | Opinion
Dr. Andrea Willis, The Tennessean, Aug. 25, 2021 Getting vaccinated as soon as you can is critical. Our hospitals are filling up once again and many people continue to face “long-haul symptoms” after getting sick with COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic …
Tennessee surpasses 1 million COVID-19 infections amid delta surge
Brett Kelman, Tennessean, Aug. 24, 2021 Tennessee surpassed 1 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday as the virus conquers the state again, filling hospitals and spreading rapidly among the unvaccinated and school-age children. The Tennessee Department of Health has now recorded 1,002,632 infections since it began counting …
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
Staff, FDA, Aug. 23, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 …