NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has handed down a second blow to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s contentious order allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements. U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer on Friday ruled that Knox…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department will begin to give Pfizer booster shots next week to those who qualify. You will need to make an appointment for the vaccines at the Tennessee Riverpark. But they are not available…
The US Food and Drug Administration says it will grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in people 65 and older as well as those in high risk of exposure jobs.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Walmart has shutdown it's store in Hixson, temporarily, in connection to the pandemic. The location on Highway 153 closed on Tuesday and will reopen Thursday morning. In a corporate statement, they say: "As you know, several areas…
Following President Biden's plans to enforce vaccine mandates with some private companies, Chattanooga employer Unum has announced a vaccine verification program. "Personally I haven't seen anyone who has the accommodation piece of this…
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia's drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus, though some of its pop-up vaccine clinics have struggled to attract people.
The Biden administration’s embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first major hurdle Friday as a government advisory panel met to decide whether to endorse extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is the latest Republican to take on President Biden's Covid vaccination plan. He is one of 24 Republican state attorneys general to sign a letter raising concerns over the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is putting a number on the younger fatality rate we are seeing now from Covid-19. Back in the winter surge, we saw that only 4% of the deaths were under 50 years…
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LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County School System has decided to extend their hybrid class plan for another month. Based on their current Covid data, they will continue the plan of limiting days in class through Friday, October 22.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Monoclonal treatments for COVID-19 are growing in popularity. They first become available in Dalton in late August, and now through Access Pharmacy in Hixson. "What it is, is two different monoclonal…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the city of Chattanooga and member businesses, announced today the launch of the Healthy Chattanooga Coalition. The Healthy Chattanooga Coalition is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With flu season right around the corner and the delta surge in full swing, many people are wondering about the possibility of a “twin-demic’ and if a Covid booster shot…
President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Volunteer State is breaking national records, and not in a good way. "Hospitalizations and ICU admits currently are at their highest level ever," says Dr. Jay Sizemore,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Tennessee Nurses Association says that before the pandemic hospitals were already facing a staffing shortage, but covid-19 has made the problem much worse. With hospitalizations rapidly increasing- nurses are overworked,…
COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter.
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