Brett Kelman, Tennessean, July 6, 2021 Although the spread of coronavirus has slowed to a trickle in Tennessee, the smoldering pandemic continues to hospitalize and kill a few Tennesseans each day, and almost all of them have something in common – …
Tennessee doctors encourage vaccinations as the ‘more dangerous’ Delta COVID-19 strain continues to spread
Gerald Harris, WKRN-TV, July 5, 2021 The Delta COVID-19 variant is rapidly spreading in several states across the nation including Missouri and Arkansas. Tennessee doctors are once again warning people eligible for a vaccine to get vaccinated. The goal is …
Tennessee’s BlueCross works to keep state healthy during pandemic
David Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 4, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic and the economic upheaval it produced last year both trimmed the rolls of those insured by Tennessee’s biggest health insurer and forced some costlier treatments and prevention measures. …
WHO recommends masks even for fully vaccinated; Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may offer long immunity: COVID-19 updates
Elinor Aspergren and Steven Vargas, USA Today, June 29, 2021 The World Health Organization has urged fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks indoors and practice social distancing as the delta variant surges in many parts of the world. “People cannot …
Inside Nashville’s pop-up vaccination efforts; what’s worked and what has failed
Nate Rau, Tennessee Lookout, June 28, 2021 At a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic outside of Von Elrod’s Beer Hall & Kitchen on June 12, Metro Health Department workers found themselves hurrying to pack up their supplies as hecklers formed a …