Rebekah Hammonds, WTVF-TV, Aug. 20, 2021 A total of 2,106 new COVID-19 cases were reported Friday among Tennessee’s school-age children (5-18 years old). It is the highest daily total in children the state has reported since the beginning of the …
Bristol, Tenn. Chamber of Commerce provides community access to ‘Take a Shot on Life’ vaccine van
Abigail Wolfenberger, WJHL-TV, Aug. 17, 2021 The push to vaccinate our region is in full force, and it’s not just health departments urging people to roll up their sleeves. Local governments are also making an effort to get vaccinate their …
Immunocompromised? Here’s where to find a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in Tennessee
Rachel Wegner, Tennessean, Aug. 17, 2021 Those with moderately or severely compromised immune systems now qualify for a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. “Emerging data have demonstrated that immunocompromised people who have low or no protection following …
Metro Health likely to begin administering third vaccine doses Monday
Alexandria Adams, WSMV-TV, Aug. 16, 2021 Starting Monday, Middle Tennesseans who are immunocompromised can get in line for a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in Nashville. Metro Health says they will likely receive the list of conditions …
‘Naked in the world of COVID’: Some J&J vaccine recipients feel unprotected against delta and want mRNA shots
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, Aug. 15, 2021 Kevin Rosengren stared at the piece of paper in disbelief. No antibodies. The 46-year-old resident of Richmond, Virginia, received theone-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March. He was confident in the vaccine’s effectiveness …