ATLANTA (AP) - The city of Atlanta and Georgia school districts are announcing mask mandates even as Gov. Brian Kemp is vowing he won't impose a statewide mask rule or restrict business and public activities. Kemp on Wednesday repeated the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Pfizer says it has promising data about its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster. Using data that has not been published or peer reviewed just yet, Pfizer announced this morning that their third dose of the COVID-19…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The CDC is advising people to go back to wearing masks specifically while in areas with elevated infection rates- and unfortunately that includes Hamilton County. This new statement was the topic of today's…
The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine wanes slightly over time but it remains strongly protective for at least six months after the second dose.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- There were 122 new cases of COVID-19 today in Hamilton County. Monday, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly closed two more Community Centers for cleaning because of confirmed COVID-19 Cases. Today, the city made an announcement…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Republican members of the Tennessee Senate have released a letter to their constituents urging them to get the Covid vaccine. The letter lays out why they believe the vaccine is safe. The Republicans say that while…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Currently we are in the middle of a nationwide blood shortage. So, Erlanger Officials are stepping up by donating blood. Officials say the Pandemic and summer are to blame for less people coming in to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 now says his listeners should get vaccinated. Phil Valentine’s brother, Mark Valentine, spoke at length on WWTN-FM…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- According to the Hamilton County Health Department, it is seeing its highest number of COVID cases since March. Infectious disease director Sherry Gregory said North Georgia is seeing a similar uptick. "Just through the…
UPDATE: Later on Monday after, Mayor Kelly added a fourth community center to the closing list. Carver Community Center in East Chattanooga will be shut down for cleaning after another Covid case. __________ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Mayor has shut…
PARIS (AP) - Tens of thousands of people across France are protesting new virus measures. French lawmakers are debating a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and other venues and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reports that the number of people getting the Covid vaccine has ticked up this week after concerns of a third wave. “It is our hope that people are realizing the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mayor Tim Kelly and the city of Chattanooga have been awarded a very large grant to help improve health literacy within the city. Chattanooga and Memphis were the only cities in the state of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - COVID cases are up across the country, and as the Delta variant continues to spread, it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. “At the end of June we were looking at how…
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey says it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated for the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases in Alabama.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee waded into a couple of controversies that have been building this week in Tennessee. Until today, he had not commented on the pause of the vaccination information campaign or the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The health department announced that there has been a 200% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last two weeks. The City of Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly had to close two separate YFD Centers yesterday…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Health officials say they are concerned now about rising Covid cases and hospitalizations in our area. Both have jumped more than 200% in the last two weeks. And they are seeing more…
UPDATE: Later in the afternoon, Mayor Kelly ordered a second community center to be closed for cleaning. The Frances B. Wyatt Community Center will also be temporarily shutdown so crews and can sanitize the facility after another case there. Health…
U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II.
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