Joe Hernandez, NPR, Aug. 10, 2021 Coronavirus cases among children are rising at a time when the highly infectious delta variant is advancing across the United States at a rapid clip. New state-level data analyzed by the American Academy of Pediatrics …
Tennessee COVID-19 hospitalizations up nearly 45% to begin August
Caleb Wethington, WATE-TV, Aug. 9, 2021 Tennessee is one of many areas across the country experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases due to emerging variant strains and stagnating vaccination rates. On August 1, the State Health Department reported 1,176 hospitalizations, 377 Intensive Care …
Moderna says its COVID vaccine booster produced ‘robust’ immune response against delta
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., CNBC, Aug. 5, 2021 Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine booster shot produced a “robust” antibody response against the highly contagious delta variant, according to details of a study released Thursday with the company’s second-quarter earnings report. In a …
Active COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000 in Northeast Tennessee
Slater Teague, WJHL-TV, Aug. 2, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Health reported 69 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths, and 27 new inactive/recovered cases in Northeast Tennessee on Monday. Over the weekend, the region gained 143 new cases but no …
Tennessee COVID-19 surge straining hospitals, shows ‘no signs of slowing,’ health official says
Elizabeth Fite, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Aug. 2, 2021 Tennessee’s latest COVID-19 surge continues to gain steam and is now straining hospitals, which are struggling to navigate staffing shortages along with a higher patient burden, the state’s top health official …