Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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More protection: US likely to authorize COVID booster shots
After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain longer-lasting protection as the delta variant sends infections soaring again.
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Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in ‘good health’
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said he is in good health and experiencing no symptoms.
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Parents in Atlanta area district plan second rally for masks
Parents in the Atlanta area's Cobb County School District plan to hold a second rally to force school officials to require masks.
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Georgia governor boosts hospital staffing amid COVID surge
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday the state will spend another $125 million to increase staffing at hospitals amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has forced them to turn patients away.
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School boards across Tennessee take heat from parents on masks
Beth Simpson, a mother of five who sits on the Johnson City school board, laid out two stacks of printouts for dramatic effect, one to her right and one on her left, as she addressed an audience of parents growing increasingly impatient on Friday night.
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Gov. Lee orders school mask opt-out as some Hamilton County parents call for universal mandate
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued an executive order Monday giving parents statewide the ability to opt out of local mask mandates for public school students, as a group of parents in Hamilton County reiterated their desire for a universal mask requirement.
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Tennessee activates National Guard to help COVID-19 hospitalization surge
Chattanooga hospitals say extra resources not yet needed
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Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges
Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia's COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own church referred to them as "the mark of the beast," a biblical reference to allegiance to the devil, and the minister wasn't sure how to respond.
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Georgia governor to lay out new COVID plans as cases surge
Gov. Brian Kemp will lay out additional steps to help Georgia hospitals and encourage - but not require - state employees to get vaccinated amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases.
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US mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to more Americans this fall.
