Coronavirus
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Alabama Gov. Ivey signs protections for unvaccinated workers
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed employment protections for workers who claim a religious or health reason for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Mask mandate lifted at Hamilton County Schools
Masks will no longer be required for anyone at Hamilton County Schools starting Monday.
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Tennessee, six other states challenge Biden administration’s vaccinate-or-test mandate in federal appellate court petition
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and six fellow Republican attorneys general launched a federal court challenge Friday to President Joe Biden's day-old COVID-19 mandates for employers.
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11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate
Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden's administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees.
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Tennessee governor extends school mask opt-out order again
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday again extended an executive order that allows parents to opt students out of school COVID-19 mask requirements that federal judges have blocked from applying in three counties.
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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to require all workers to get COVID-19 vaccine by early December
Health insurer opts to follow federal order amid state push against mandates
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Tennessee business groups upset with COVID-19 special session outcome
Roundtable: 'This legislation should be a huge wake-up call for Tennessee business overall'
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Tennessee attorney general sues Biden over COVID-19 vaccinations mandate
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and fellow Republican attorneys general in Kentucky and Ohio sued the Biden administration Thursday over its Sept. 9 vaccine mandate for federal workers and federal contractors.
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Moderna lowers forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
Moderna is scaling back expectations for the number of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries it expects to make this year and the revenue it will record from them.
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US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
