WKRN, WKRN Web Staff, Jan. 11, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Public Health Department announced Monday “a new initiative to ensure no doses of COVID-19 vaccine are wasted” by implementing a standby list that will go into effect Tuesday, …
Tennessee gov: COVID-19 drug available in state for seniors
News Channel 5, Associated Press, Jan. 11, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is urging seniors who contract COVID-19 to ask their health care providers about certain drugs that could prevent them from getting so sick that …
Tennessee to make COVID-19 vaccinations appointment only, launch online sign-up system
Tennessean, Brett Kelman, Jan. 8, 2021 Tennessee will soon launch a statewide online appointment portal to end chaotic first-come-first-serve vaccinations causing long lines and ample frustration in some counties. The appointment system is expected to go live next week, said Shelley Walker, a Tennessee …
TDH Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Tennessee Department of Health, Jan. 5, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Health has updated the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and its phased approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines to Tennesseans. “COVID-19 vaccines remain limited at this time, and Tennessee’s allocation plan prioritizes those most …
Ballad stepping in with vaccinations for over-75s
News Channel 11, Jeff Keeling, Jan. 5, 2021 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ballad Health had administered about 12,000 of the roughly 14,000 vaccines it had received by Monday night. Now the system hopes to help speed delivery of the …