Molly Weisner, Tennessean, Aug. 10, 2021 More than 164 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated as of Aug. 2, the CDC reports. But some people who are fully vaccinated will still contract COVID-19. Why? And are vaccines still the best …
Nearly 94,000 Kids Got COVID-19 Last Week. They Were 15% Of All New Cases
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 …