Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.
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UN program inks Moderna deal on 500 million doses, starting in Q4
U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday.
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Chattanooga Public Library to reopen after more than a year amid pandemic
For the first time since the Chattanooga Public Library closed its doors more than a year ago amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the library will reopen for book browsing at all of its city locations, according to a news release.
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UK rushes to increase aid to India’s health care system
Britain rushed to increase aid for India's teetering health care system on Sunday, promising more ventilators and expert advice as doctors grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that is killing thousands of people a day.
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Chattanooga’s new health officer calls it her ‘dream job’
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has chosen public health veteran and Chattanooga native Mary Lambert to direct the city's new Office of Community Health.
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Employers, insurers push to make virtual visits regular care
Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options.
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Georgia’s governor lifts many COVID-19 rules on businesses
Georgia's governor is removing many remaining requirements for social distancing and masked employees from businesses, saying that the state's efforts to control COVID-19 have been successful even as its vaccination rate lags and federal officials continue to warn that the infection rates remain relatively high.
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Faith, freedom, fear: Rural America’s COVID-19 vaccine skeptics
"So, have you gotten the vaccine yet?"
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Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states, US officials say
It was anxiety - and not a problem with the shots - that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded.
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US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.
