Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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Tennessee ending federal pandemic unemployment aid on July 3
The extra federal unemployment aid offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic will end in Tennessee on Saturday, including the end of $300 weekly additional payments.
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COVID-19 cases are on the decline, but beware the delta variant
COVID-19 rates are coming down. That's good news, right?
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Rental assistance fell victim to politics, bureaucracy
Before the pandemic hit, Jacqueline Bartley, a mother of two girls and a boy, had a comfortable life. Then the 41-year-old lost her job at American Airlines, quickly spent her savings and found herself months behind on the $1,350-a-month home she rented. Until then she had never missed a rent payment.
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As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’
Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.
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End to COVID-19 hotel housing for homeless raises worries
Everyone on the streets knows "Sir Charles," the skinny guy with the saxophone, sunglasses, felt hat and megawatt smile. At a gig this week at the iconic Elbo Room beach bar, he danced with a soda in his hand as the bouncers teased him, the ladies applauded and patrons slipped a few dollars into his tip jar.
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Hamilton County’s COVID-19 cases at lowest levels in months, but delta variant could reverse trend
Hamilton County's COVID-19 numbers continue to improve to levels not seen since the early days of the pandemic, but a more contagious strain of the coronavirus - known as the Delta variant - could reverse the positive trends.
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Highland Park ‘block party’ serving up COVID-19 vaccines and education with free food, music Saturday
Local health leaders and advocates will host a neighborhood block party in Highland Park on Saturday to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines and offer interested guests the opportunity to receive their choice of shot - Pfizer, Moderna or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson.
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Hawaii to ease testing rules for travelers vaccinated in US
Hawaii will drop its testing and quarantine rules for fully vaccinated domestic travelers in two weeks.
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Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day - now down to under 300 - could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
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Kemp to end Georgia health emergency but keep some powers
Georgia's governor says he will end the state's public health state of emergency on July 1, more than 15 months after he initially declared it because of the coronavirus pandemic.
