Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Tennessee Gov. Lee: School districts can impose student mask mandates but ‘nothing’s off the table’ in state halting it
Gov. Bill Lee says "nothing's off the table" when it comes to the possibility of a special legislative session suggested by House Speaker Cameron Sexton to strip Tennessee public school systems of their ability to require students to wear masks.
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Hospitals in Memphis, Nashville issue vaccine requirements
More medical establishments in the Tennessee cities of Nashville and Memphis will require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan
Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon and endorsed by President Joe Biden.
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With days to go, Hamilton County parents urge mask mandate in schools
Superintendent says the district is still gathering information
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Fake COVID-19 vaccination cards worry college officials
As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes.
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Chattanooga child care centers ramp up COVID-19 protocols as cases rise among children
Children under age 12, the largest section of individuals not vaccinated for COVID-19, have begun returning to school and child care centers in the Chattanooga area as the delta variant sweeps through unvaccinated peoples.
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Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks
The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month's end and predicted the potential move will spur a wave of vaccine mandates in the private sector as well as schools and universities.
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Mask mandates in schools draw support, ire of parents
Alabama students are returning to classrooms this month with local school systems split on whether masks will be required.
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Shows return to Memorial Auditorium, Walker Theatre this week
George Thorogood is at the Walker Theatre Tuesday; Theresa Caputo in the auditorium Friday
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Who’s getting vaccinated in Hamilton County and what’s working to fight vaccine hesitancy?
For months, Karen Collins felt like she was living a double life. She spent nearly every day of the week working to get people in Chattanooga vaccinated, especially people of color, and fighting the rampant misinformation around the vaccine.
