Staff Writer, CBS News, Dec. 7, 2021 With at least 16 states now reporting cases of the Omicron variant have been detected, there’s still much more we don’t know about the spread of the latest COVID-19 strain. So what does …
COVID-19 cases rising statewide as omicron variant and new treatments are on the way
Levi Ismail, News Channel 5, Dec. 6, 2021 It’s our first COVID-19 update in weeks from Dr. Lisa Piercey and the Tennessee Department of Health, who now say the omicron variant will be here soon. The variant has not been …
Northeast Tenn. sees a surge in COVID-19 booster shot uptake
Van Jones, WJHL-TV, Dec. 3, 2021 There has been a surge in people receiving their booster shots in Northeast Tennessee. In the first 10 days of the government recommending booster shots for adults, an average of 700 people a day …
As omicron looms, Tennessee braces for another winter of COVID-19
Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, Dec. 1, 2021 Tennessee is likely to suffer a fifth wave of the coronavirus in the coming months, with or without the new omicron variant, as the virus circulates among extended families who travel and gather during …
World faces an anxious wait as COVID vaccine makers prepare for omicron variant
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, Nov. 30, 2021 KEY POINTS There are many unknowns surrounding the new omicron Covid variant; there are early signs it’s more transmissible but we don’t yet know what risks it poses to public health. Global market sentiment …