Although the mayors of Chattanooga and Hamilton County are both vaccinated against COVID-19, the inoculation status of the city council and county commission is less clear-cut.
On the commission, seven members told the Times Free Press in a survey that they are vaccinated, one said she is not and one did not answer.
On the council, four said they are vaccinated or getting vaccinated, and five did not answer.
The matter of elected official vaccinations came to the fore two weeks ago when city Mayor Tim Kelly – fully vaccinated – got a “breakthrough” case of COVID-19, which is when someone who got the shot gets infected.
Kelly, 54, has advocated “getting more shots in arms” since his election, rolling out community vaccination events and a $1,000 weekly Vax4Cash sweepstakes to encourage locals.