Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Chattanooga shifts away from in person meetings as COVID surges
The city of Chattanooga will head back to virtual meetings next week as COVID-19 again surges in the city.
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203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago’s Lollapalooza
Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hospitalizations or deaths.
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Music Midtown to require vaccinations or negative virus test
One of the nation's largest music festivals will require concertgoers to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have test results showing they are negative for the virus.
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CHI Memorial becomes Chattanooga’s first hospital to require employee COVID-19 vaccinations
CHI Memorial employees and staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1 in order to keep their jobs, making the hospital system Chattanooga's first to join the nationwide trend of requiring vaccines for employment.
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EXPLAINER: Will we need vaccine passports to do fun things?
Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and outdoor music festivals.
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Tennessee community college forgives $1.8 million in student debt
A community college in Tennessee has paid more than $1.8 million to clear outstanding balances for students who attended classes last year during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tennessee State to offer $100 to vaccinated students
Tennessee State University officials say enrolled students can receive $100 if they can show they're fully vaccinated.
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4 Georgia districts stop in-person classes due to COVID
Four tiny Georgia public school districts have temporarily shut down in-person instruction within days of starting school, saying high COVID-19 case counts among students and staff makes it unsafe to continue.
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Hamilton County’s top health official announces retirement
Becky Barnes, Hamilton County's top health official with more than four decades of public health experience, will retire from her role as health department administrator in September.
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Republican Tennessee House lawmakers seek special session to avert mask mandates
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and his entire Republican Caucus on Wednesday asked Gov. Bill Lee in a letter to call a special COVID-19 session to block what they charged is school and other local officials' "overreach" by requiring students or business patrons to wear masks.
