Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Georgia schools seek to boost education with $5.9B in aid
Students in one of Georgia's largest school districts will be spending an extra five days in school this year, thanks to federal pandemic aid, while teachers in a fast-growing charter school have been getting additional professional development and teaching materials.
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Catoosa County Public Schools moves to new 3-week COVID schedule
Catoosa County Public Schools will be on an alternate schedule for the next three weeks - starting Monday and ending Sept. 20 - because of the significant number of students and staff testing positive for COVID-19 and associated quarantines.
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Resurging cases, patients’ anger drive weary nurses from front lines
Carey Mullis believes she was put on this earth to nurse. But she's not sure whether she can take the pandemic's toll in her South Georgia hospital anymore.
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Poll: Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate
Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when such mandates gain traction following the federal government's full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
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Chattooga County temporarily closes Public Works Department due to COVID-19
Four out of nine public works employees in Chattooga County, Georgia, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are staying home this week, Sole Commissioner Blake Elsberry's office confirmed Thursday.
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Japan suspends 1.63M doses of Moderna over contamination
Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a COVID-19 surge.
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Music industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
The coronavirus vaccine gave the live entertainment industry hope for a rebound in 2021. Now, as COVID-19 cases surge and hospital beds fill up, it feels like March 2020 all over again.
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Mask mandates spread in Georgia schools as child cases soar
More than half of all Georgia public school students are now required to wear masks in class as many school systems that had sought to let students and parents decide on the divisive issue of face coverings clamp down amid roaring COVID-19 infection rates.
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If you’ve been vaccinated, here’s how to score two free doughnuts at Krispy Kreme
You know you can get a free doughnut at Krispy Kreme just by showing your COVID-19 vaccination card. Starting Monday, they're sweetening the deal.
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Old Alabama fossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite
Six smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama crashed to the ground Wednesday in a controlled implosion that began with the boom of dynamite and ended with a huge cloud of dust.
