Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP
Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to "impose ambitious timelines for implementation."
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Despite ‘opt-out’ policy, Hamilton County Schools asks all students to wear masks as COVID-19 forces closures across region
Schools across the Chattanooga region that just started the new academic year are struggling to control COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant drives cases among largely unvaccinated students - prompting Hamilton County Schools to ask all students to wear face masks and forcing some schools to close altogether.
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Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is "closing fast."
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New New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.
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Health chief: Children now 36% of Tennessee’s COVID-19 cases
Children now make up 36% of Tennessee's reported COVID-19 cases, marking yet another sobering milestone in the state's battle against the highly contagious delta variant, Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Wednesday.
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Dalton, Georgia, to offer COVID-19 antibody treatment at drive-in clinic
The city of Dalton, Georgia, will offer free monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients on a drive-in basis beginning as soon as Thursday.
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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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From CVS to Chevron, FDA decision triggers vaccine mandates
From Walt Disney World to Goldman Sachs, a flurry of private and public employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the federal government gave full approval to the Pfizer shot. And the number is certain to grow much higher.
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Pfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine.
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Georgia orders National Guard to hospitals as virus spreads
More than 100 National Guard personnel are being deployed to 20 hospitals across the state to help them deal with the state's latest surge of COVID-19 cases, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday.
