Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find
President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country.
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COVID-19 has killed about as many Americans as 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did - approximately 675,000.
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What Tennessee’s latest data on COVID-19 breakthrough infections means
The proportion of serious and fatal COVID-19 infections among vaccinated Tennesseans is growing, but experts caution against using data on "breakthrough" infections - which occur when fully vaccinated people are infected by the coronavirus - to draw broad conclusions about vaccine efficacy.
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Unum launches vaccine verifier to aid employers with federal mandates
In anticipation of a federal mandate for large employers to have their workers vaccinated or regularly tested for the COVID-19 virus, Chattanooga-based Unum will soon launch a vaccine verifier.
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Do I have immunity if I’ve already had COVID-19?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend vaccination against COVID-19 for all people 12 years old and older, including for those who have previously contracted the virus.
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Chris Rock says he has COVID-19, urges vaccination
Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: "Get vaccinated."
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon -- a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
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Alabama unemployment rate dips slightly to 3.1%
Alabama's jobless rate dropped slightly to 3.1% last month and average wages increased, signs of what the governor's office said Friday was the state's continuing recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Lee’s mask opt-out can endanger disabled kids, judge says
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements in Shelby County, saying Friday that evidence shows Lee's order prevents children with health problems from safely going to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. school districts desperate to fill jobs during COVID-19 pandemic
Since the first day of classes, Melissa Minter has driven her three children every morning to middle school and high school in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio.
