Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
Tourists and servers alike dance atop tables and in the aisles at one restaurant on the "Redneck Riviera," a beloved stretch of towns along the northern Gulf Coast.
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Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
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Georgia governor goes after COVID restrictions amid surge
Georgia's Republican governor issued an executive order Thursday that bans cities from requiring businesses to enforce local restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic.
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Record delta wave hits kids, raises fear as US schools open
The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels and an uncertain outcome.
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Hamilton County Schools’ mask policy taking heat from parents on both sides of debate
Face mask compliance varies by campus at Hamilton County schools
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Gordon County officials encourage vaccines as hospital reaches 109% capacity
Public health officials at AdventHealth Gordon and Gordon County leaders are urging the community to help slow the spread by getting vaccinated.
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Vanderbilt study finds steepest rise yet in Tennessee COVID-19 cases
A new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine health policy report released Thursday found hospitalization increases more pronounced in Tennessee than any previous time during the pandemic.
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Dade County Schools moves to 3-phase COVID response, extends distance learning
Dade County Schools announced it will extend distance learning for its middle and high school students, who were sent home earlier this week because of rising COVID-19 infections, through Wednesday, Aug. 25.
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ICU beds full at most metropolitan Tennessee hospitals
Tennessee hospitals warned Thursday that the intensive care units are full in nearly every hospital in the state's major metropolitan areas.
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President Biden warns Gov. Lee, others who ‘block and intimidate’ local schools into dropping mask mandates
President Joe Biden has directed U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to weigh legal action against six more Republican governors, including Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, that the president says are trying to prevent local school districts from imposing COVID-19 mask requirements for students to help thwart the spread of infections.
