Chattanooga Times Free Press, Elizabeth Fite, Dec. 5, 2020 Tennessee’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive at 27 hospitals across the state around Dec. 19, and those most at-risk from the serious and deadly COVID-19 infection will begin to …
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 and Flu Combination Test for use with home-collected samples
FDA, Dec. 4, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection of patient samples to detect both COVID-19 and influenza A and B (flu). The FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19 …
Tennessee updates its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
WBIR, WBIR Staff, Dec. 4, 2020 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County leaders got a vaccine update from the state on Friday. That’s as federal and state leaders say vaccine approval could happen in a matter of days and be distributed …
CDC says recommended quarantine time after COVID-19 exposure may be shortened to 7 or 10 days, down from 14
USA TODAY, Adrianna Rodriguez, Dec. 2, 2020 The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the recommended days a person must quarantine after coronavirus exposure from 14 days to seven or 10 days. The new guidelines announced Wednesday say people …
Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots
AP News, Lauran Neergaard, Nov. 30, 2020 Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — intensifying the race …