A Tennessee Republican lawmaker says he will push for the state to follow Montana's lead and pass a law banning COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment here during a special legislative that GOP House and Senate leaders intend to hold later this month.

Letting families opt out of school mask mandates may be bad public health policy, but it could be good politics for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.

Police departments around the U.S. that are requiring officers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance that some fear could leave law enforcement shorthanded and undermine public safety.

U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing concern that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren't as protected as those given two-dose brands.

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U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus.

Banned from the Florida hospital room where her mother lay dying of COVID-19, Jayden Arbelaez pitched an idea to construction employees working nearby.

Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze.

Large disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates throughout Hamilton County persist despite a boost in the county's overall vaccination rate throughout the summer and ongoing outreach efforts, according to data from the local vaccine education coalition Get Vaccinated Chattanooga.

With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it's their turn.

For a brief moment this summer, it seemed like small businesses might be getting a break from the relentless onslaught of the pandemic.

The group Tennessee Neighbors for Liberty protested Saturday at CHI Memorial Hospital in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, in support of nurses and staff who do not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.

Beginning Monday, Oct. 11, the Hamilton County Health Department will no longer require appointments for the Pfizer booster doses offered at its distribution locations, according to a news release.

The government's top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those who are vaccinated.

One day about 70 years ago, Clive Kileff, then a 9-year-old boy, got the scare of his young life.

Molly Ricks is taking notes while watching a virtual lecture on her computer. In the next room, her three elementary school-aged kids are entertaining themselves with a program, but they're not really watching.

Math teacher Todd Wood of Sale Creek Middle/High School died of COVID-19 on Sept. 28, the first educator fatality confirmed during the COVID-19 pandemic at Hamilton County Schools.

When Natalie Walters arrived at her father's nursing home, the parking lot was nearly empty and, inside, the elevator made no stops. On the 13th floor, the lights were off and the TVs silent.

A Tennessee panel is proposing to use untapped federal COVID-19 stimulus money for new health investments, industry and tourism aid, and reserves for future projects.

Tennessee's biggest health insurer has terminated 19 of its front-line employees for refusing to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus.

Tennessee Republican legislative leaders have penciled in Oct. 27 for the start of a special session at which GOP members are expected to push back on COVID-19 restrictions and mandates by government and, possibly, businesses.

Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major expansion that could combat an alarming rise in serious infections in youngsters and help schools stay open.