Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
More in Coronavirus, page 73
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Nearly all Alabama COVID deaths are among the unvaccinated
Since the pandemic began, just 26 of the 11,600 people in Alabama who have died of COVID-19 were fully vaccinated, State Health Officer Scott Harris said Friday.
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Chattanooga tourism spending plunged more than 30% last year, cutting nearly 3,500 jobs
City's losses were least of major Tennessee cities as state outperformed national average during pandemic
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United Airlines will require all US employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by fall
United Airlines will require all of its U.S.-based employees get the COVID-19 vaccine by this fall.
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Tennessee officials respond to rise in child hospitalizations as schools resume
An increase in pediatric respiratory illness, including but not limited to COVID-19, is straining children's hospitals across Tennessee, and the state's health and education commissioners on Friday said mask mandates for schoolchildren remain a local matter, up to school districts.
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Nashville school officials agree to implement mask mandate
Nashville's top school officials on Thursday agreed to enforce a universal mask mandate for the upcoming school year as part of an effort to protect children too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while the pandemic resurges across the state.
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Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support
Since President Joe Biden asked the Pentagon last week to look at adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the military's mandatory shots, former Army lawyer Greg T. Rinckey has fielded a deluge of calls.
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‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria.
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White House makes new push to get students vaccinated against COVID-19
The White House, worried that coronavirus vaccination rates among young people are lagging behind as the new school year approaches, unveiled Thursday a new push to get students their shots, including enlisting pediatricians to incorporate vaccination into back-to-school sports physicals and encouraging schools to host their own vaccination clinics.
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TVA delaying plans to return workers to offices as coronavirus pandemic worsens
The Tennessee Valley Authority is delaying its plans to bring back most of its staff to its offices until January due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and its delta variant and the success the utility is finding with remote work by its employees.
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Chattanooga will give a county resident $1,000 in weekly vaccine sweepstakes
The city of Chattanooga announced a new sweepstakes offering $1,000 per week to encourage Hamilton County residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
