Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Tennessee’s new COVID-19 law bans mask mandates except when pandemic is at deadliest levels
A provision in a bill awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's signature would bar localities from implementing mask mandates unless local COVID-19 caseloads reach a level Hamilton County has only experienced twice during the pandemic - at the height of the winter and summer surges that killed more than 400 residents in the months that followed.
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Roll up your sleeves: Kids’ turn arrives for COVID-19 shots
The U.S. enters a new phase Wednesday in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age children in what health officials hailed as a major breakthrough after more than 18 months of illness, hospitalizations, deaths and disrupted education.
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Alabama Republicans advance bill for claiming vaccine exemptions
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at protecting employees who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by setting out an easy process to claim a religious or medical exemption.
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US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5.
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Tennessee bill to rein in COVID-19 restrictions arrives at governor’s desk
It's fast approaching decision time for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee as a raft of bills passed by his fellow Republicans in the legislature last week begin arriving on his desk, measures intended to rein in COVID-19 precautions from businesses as well as federal and local governments.
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CDC panel debates: Should all school kids get COVID vaccine?
Should all school-age kids get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine? That's the question before an influential government advisory panel Tuesday.
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Delta variant caused deadly month for COVID-19 across region in October
In October, 264 people died of COVID-19 across a 21-county region of Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama.
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Military weighs penalties for those who refuse COVID vaccine
As deadlines loom for military and defense civilians to get mandated COVID-19 vaccines, senior leaders must now wrestle with the fate of those who flatly refuse the shots or are seeking exemptions, and how to make sure they are treated fairly and equally.
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COVID vaccine for younger kids already being packed, shipped
Anticipating a green light from vaccine advisers, the Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11, the White House said Monday.
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US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID
At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had become.
