COVID-19 vaccinations are opening today to more Tennesseans, mostly in rural West Tennessee.
Nashville Adds Live Music For Mass Vaccination Drive-Thru
Nashville leaders are making final preparations for the city’s mass vaccination event on Saturday. All 10,000 appointments are full, so the trick will be efficiently moving everyone through the drive-thru event in the parking lots of Nissan Stadium.
6 Ways To Get A COVID Vaccine In Tennessee
A mass vaccination event scheduled for March 20 at Nissan Stadium filled up the 10,000 slots within hours of signups starting. But Metro health officials have been reminding frustrated vaccine-seekers that the health department is far from the only option.
Nashville Aims To Vaccinate 10,000 People In Drive-Thru Event On March 20
Nashville is planning to inoculate 10,000 people in a single day — its largest ever COVID-19 vaccination event. The drive-thru mass vaccination will run from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday March 20. It will take place in Lots A-D of Nissan stadium.
Moving Toward A Surplus, Tennessee Reverses Restrictions On Hospital Vaccinations
Hospitals in Tennessee no longer have to open COVID vaccinations to the general public. The state has lifted a ban on excluding non-patients, in part because it needs more help using all its vaccine.
Once Fearing A ‘Public Relations Nightmare,’ Tennessee Begins Vaccinating Prisoners
Thousands of Tennessee prisoners are now going to be eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine. The announcement comes days after an Associated Press investigation found that state officials debated when to vaccinate prisoners, fearing that any decision could be deemed a “public relations nightmare.”
Who Gets A Vaccine In Tennessee’s Phase 1C
More than 1 million people are newly eligible to get a COVID vaccine in Tennessee as of Monday. Roughly one in six residents qualify as part of phase 1C, meaning they have common risk factors for complications with COVID-19. But the guidance still leaves some gray areas.
Rutherford County Saved From Wasting A Thousand COVID Shots
A week later, the news is much better for Rutherford County Schools. Turns out, health officials will not have to throw away a thousand doses of COVID vaccine after a refrigeration error.
Nashville’s Black Residents Still Lag In Vaccination Rates. Here’s What The City Is Doing About It.
Black leaders are ramping up their encouragement that all Nashville residents get the COVID vaccine, especially now that more is available. On Thursday night, they held an open Zoom meeting to take questions from people who are leery of taking the vaccine.
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