Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
More in Coronavirus, page 94
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Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools
Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.
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Hamilton County parents protest at school board meeting, address members over mask requirement
With just days left in the school year, masks dominated the conversation at the Hamilton County school board meeting Thursday night.
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CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines.
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Fauci urges Vanderbilt graduates to serve their country in commencement address
Dr. Anthony Fauci urged Vanderbilt University graduates on Friday to get involved in public service and to help heal the country's destructive political divisiveness.
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The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
Dr. Michelle Rockwell lost a pregnancy in December and shared her heartache with her 30,000 Instagram followers. Weeks later, she received the COVID-19 vaccine and posted about that, too.
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Is Hamilton County safe enough for fully vaccinated people to ditch face masks?
Federal health officials this week released new guidelines for fully vaccinated people, saying they no longer need to wear face masks or socially distance to protect themselves from COVID-19.
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States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
Several states immediately and enthusiastically embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most situations.
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Fully vaccinated Chattanoogans can enter city buildings without masks, Mayor Tim Kelly says
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly lifted city mask and social distancing requirements on Friday for fully-vaccinated citizens.
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Nashville lifts mask requirement after CDC issues guidance
Nashville lifted its indoor public mask requirement Friday after federal counterparts relaxed guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic to advise that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
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Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
