ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - In previous years, we called them "flu days." But now the Omicon variant of Covid has made the illness situation even more acute in some area schools. Most say they are having trouble finding enough staff…
Cleveland, TN - Cleveland City Schools were closed Wednesday due to a large number of sick employees. "The majority of those absences were related to illnesses,"…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - We just saw a holiday and weather shut down most area schools. But now a growing rise in Covid cases and other illness is forcing more closings. Cleveland Schools announced they will be closed on Wednesday…
CHATTANOOGA - Despite the Supreme Court's ruling against vaccine mandates for private businesses, large Medicare and Medicaid certified providers are still required to vaccinate their employees. For providers with fewer than one hundred…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Starting this week, Americans will be able to get at-home COVID tests for free. The news comes amid a national testing shortage. In Hixson, Access Pharmacy is feeling the…
UPDATE: "Due to a spike in COVID-19 numbers in our school system, students will have a Remote Learning Day on Tuesday, January 18. Teachers will be available via email. Schools and administrative offices will be closed." --- Whitfield County Schools…
The Hamilton County Health Department is making a push to get more kids vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Dalton can no longer offer free Regeneron treatment to anyone with active COVID and symptoms.
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local hospitals are reiterating that we shouldn't go to the emergency room to get tested for Covid unless you have symptoms that are severe enough to get you admitted. Here is the statement on Wednesday from CHI…
The White House announced Wednesday that a dedicated stream of 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests will be made available to schools starting this month.
Amid a national rise in COVID-19 cases, students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga returned to class Monday for the first day of the Spring semester. While COVID-19 remains prevalent in the lives of UTC students and staff, the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is offering more information on the new Pfizer booster shots for young teens. The shots are for ages 12-15. But only if you got your last shot at least five…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health Systems is the second area hospital to tighten up their visitation policy during the current Covid surge. The new policy went into affect this morning. Basically, they will limit patients to one visitor per visitation…
Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for the vaccine. The worrisome trend…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local hospitals are changing their visitation policies again to reflect the rise in Covid cases. The Parkridge Health System updated their policies beginning on Friday. Basically they are limiting the number of people who can visit patients.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department is offering the Pfizer Covid booster for young teens next week, even if they don't have all the protocols just yet. They will begin offering the boosters for ages 12-15 beginning on…
By now, we all probably know a person who caught the Omicron variant of COVID and spent the holidays in quarantine or in the hospital. But the hospital remains open - even…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The number of new Covid cases shot up again on Tuesday, setting another new record for Hamilton County. The Health Department reports 1014 new cases today. And that's the first time they have ever topped a thousand…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - While new Hamilton County COVID cases continue a slight decline following a pandemic all-time high last week, local hospitals report they are still seeing crowds. "So we had anticipated some increases…
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