WASHINGTON (AP) - Fully vaccinated members of Congress and staffers will no longer have to wear masks on the House floor and in committee rooms. The news is delighting some GOP lawmakers who have been chafing at the mask-wearing requirements.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition is providing vaccinations to those who have yet to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, the Hamilton County Health Department, and Olivet Baptist Church have partnered together…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The COVID-19 vaccine has opened up the door to travel. There are many tough questions that travelers must ask themselves before flying internationally. Do you need your mask? What are the vaccine requirements? Will…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The CDC announced Thursday that it will convene for an "emergency meeting" of its advisers on June 18th to discuss rare but higher-than-expected reports of heart inflammation following the second doses of the Pfizer…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Three American senators visiting Taiwan say the U.S. will give the island 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share millions of jabs globally. Taiwan has complained that China is hindering…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has turned to his old boss for help encouraging Americans to sign up for the Obama-era health law during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. Biden is using his weekly address for…
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's governor says the state will drop its quarantine and COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers once 70% of the state’s population has been vaccinated against the disease. Hawaii will also lift its requirement that people wear masks…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Biden Administration is pushing to get 70% of adults vaccinated by July 4th. But, many people have questions and concerns about the shot. Medical professionals have heard many different myths that are keeping…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - Medical experts fear that’s states such as Tennessee and Georgia could see a surge in COVID cases as vaccination rates are still low. COVID cases in Whitfield County increased in May due to…
Anheuser-Busch is willing to give away free beer if the nation reaches the goal of having 70% Americans partially vaccinated by July 4.
ROME (AP) - Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths are plummeting across much of Europe. That's after second and third surges over the winter and spring claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and led to more rolling lockdowns, distance learning and…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a new executive order on Friday lifting more Covid-19 restrictions in the state. Beginning Monday, the order eliminates rules for restaurants, bars, conventions, chldcare facilities, live performance venues and other organizations. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With relaxed mask mandates, vaccinations, and a little freedom from the CDC, experts expect more than 37 million travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend. According to AAA, last year's travel volume was the lowest…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - In the case of COVID-19 vaccines, it remains unknown just how long immunity lasts, but vaccine developers and health officials know that it won’t be forever — and that emerging variants could escape immunity.…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans Alabama from creating so-called vaccine passports... documents certifying that you've had the Covid vaccine. But it goes much further. The bill passed by the…
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