Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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More COVID-19 rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead
The nation's leading health officials said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a "constant crisis" as more cities, businesses and sports venues began lifting pandemic restrictions around the country.
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Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread COVID misinformation
Tennessee's Board of Medical Examiners unanimously adopted in September a statement that said doctors spreading COVID-19 misinformation - such as suggesting that vaccines contain microchips - could jeopardize their license to practice.
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Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions
When nurse Julia Buffo was told by her Montana hospital that she had to be vaccinated against COVID-19, she responded by filling out paperwork declaring that the shots run afoul of her religious beliefs.
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Chattanoga-area COVID-19 testing options shrinking even as positive rates remain high
Some community providers are scaling back COVID-19 testing and vaccination services - at least for now - as the omicron surge looks to be subsiding.
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At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices
In her mind, Cathy Chen pictures a scene that she herself says could be drawn from a TV drama: Falling into the arms of her husband after long months apart, when he meets her off the plane from Beijing. Scooping up their two young daughters and squeezing them tight.
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Here’s why mask mandates are falling across the US
As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states including Nevada, New York and Illinois ended mask mandates this week for indoor settings, while others lifted requirements at schools.
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Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease
Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn't take hold.
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New York lets broad mask mandate expire, but not in schools
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep masking rules in place in schools for now.
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Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge
As omicron numbers drop at Denver Health, Dr. Anuj Mehta is reminded of the scene in the 1980 comedy "The Blues Brothers" when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd pile out of a battered car after a police chase.
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State ends no-bid contract with contact tracing firm, $65 million poorer
The state of Tennessee has wound down its contact tracing contract with Xtend Healthcare, a for-profit medical billing firm hired in June 2020 through a no-bid contract in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as state resources quickly became overwhelmed.
