Most Tennessee counties have now moved the cutoff down to 70. But Davidson County has thousands still waiting, with a total of 34,000 residents in the 75 and up category, outside of nursing homes.
How Vanderbilt Is Keeping High-Risk COVID Patients Out Of The Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center credits an experimental COVID-19 treatment with keeping dozens of patients out of the hospital in recent weeks. It’s the same infusion that President Trump credits with his quick recovery from the virus.
Tennessee COVID-19 Numbers Are Much Better, But Still Bad
Nearly every state in the country is now seeing sustained improvement in their pandemic metrics. Tennessee, which was leading the nation in new cases in December, has seen an even more dramatic drop than most.
Tennessee’s Low-Income Clinics And Rural Pharmacies To Begin Giving COVID Vaccines
Just as Tennessee has stopped distributing COVID vaccines to major health systems, the state’s Department of Health has announced more than 100 clinics and pharmacies in underserved areas will start giving vaccine.
Corker Comes Out Of ‘Self-Imposed Sabbatical’ Swinging At Trump
Corker says plans to speak out regularly and forcefully against former President Donald Trump, who he says had some major policy achievements but whose actions — especially related to undermining the election results — are “unforgivable.”
Tennessee Lifts Ban On Spectators At School Sporting Events
Gov. Bill Lee says that Tennesseans heeded his warnings about COVID-19, so extended family and other spectators can be admitted. Local school districts will still be able to make their own rules about indoor sporting events.
Nashville Moves Vaccination Site To Its Huge Convention Center In Hopes Of Getting More Doses
The Music City Center was never needed as a pandemic overflow hospital, as once feared. But it will be used as Nashville’s centralized mass vaccination site, in the hope that the city will eventually get enough COVID-19 vaccine to make use of its 2.1 million square feet of space.
Nashville Mayor Says School Reopening Is ‘Just Around The Corner’ But Ultimately An MNPS Decision
Nashville’s mayor is using phrases like “very soon” and “just around the corner” to describe when students of Metro Nashville Public Schools will again have an in-person option.
With Vaccine In Short Supply, Tennessee Favors Health Departments Over Hospitals
Tennessee hospitals are largely suspending their efforts to vaccinate patients in their systems against COVID-19. But they say it’s not because of a new state rule that they have to offer doses to the wider community.
Tennessee Orders Hospitals To Stop Restricting COVID Vaccine To Their Own Patients
Tennessee hospitals have been vaccinating seniors, but only those who are existing patients. Now state health officials say hospitals won’t get any more doses unless they’re made available to the wider community.
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