CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County School officials announce changes they are making in the aftermath of new laws passed by the Tennessee legislature in the recent special session on Covid protocols. Generally speaking, the law takes decision making away from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly has ordered a phased reopening of Chattanooga community centers beginning this week. He cites improving Covid case numbers in the city for the decision. Eight YFD centers will open on Thursday. They are Avondale,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department on Monday announced a pair of Covid-19 vaccination events for children between 5 and 11 during Thanksgiving week. Both feature the Pfizer vaccine for children. And you will need to make an…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools are welcoming families and visitors back into schools. Visitations were cut out and restricted during spikes of COVID-19. But the current case trends have allowed administrators to re-open the schools to outsiders.…
People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccines than those who primarily go elsewhere for news, a study has found.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday he stands behind the comments he made last week about why he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19, but acknowledges misleading some people about his status before testing positive.
CHATTANOOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Becky Sadler’s kids will soon be receiving the 5-11 kids version of the COVID-19 vaccine. She says after doing the research she says her kids in that age group will be getting the vaccine. As a nurse…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As Hamilton County schools drop their mask mandate this week, Interim Superintendent Dr. Nakia Towns updates the number of Covid cases the system is facing now. She says during the height of the latest Delta variant outbreak…
More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders, bans on travel from specific countries are over.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Friday he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-endorsed COVID-19 vaccinations because he is allergic to an ingredient in two of the FDA-approved shots. Speaking on SiriusXM’s “Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers said: “I’m…
President Biden says he will be enforcing his mandate at U.S. companies with more than 100 employees. News 12's Danielle Moss spoke with a local attorney about what this means for the unvaccinated…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The health departments in the North Georgia Health District will have the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for Covid beginning on Monday. That's in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties. These shots are for children between…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has again extended an executive order letting parents opt students out of school COVID-19 mask requirements that federal judges have blocked from applying in three counties. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - We all recognize pink as the color related to breast cancer awareness but what about the color pearl? CHI memorial started a new campaign to add the color pearl…
The government's new COVID-19 mandate will apply to 84 million workers at mid-size and large companies. Here is a closer look at the new COVID rules and what they mean for companies and their employees.
Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department will being giving Pfizer Covid vaccines to children on Monday. But the process will be different for kids than it was for adults. Children between 5 and 11 now qualify.…
Senator Marsha Blackburn responded to the new government rules that workers who work for companies with 100 employees must be fully vaccinated.
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The CDC has given its final okay for the approximate 28 million grade school children to get Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. This Pfizer injection is one-third the size of an…
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