Why didn’t the pandemic produce a modern-day figure like Typhoid Mary? Plus the local news for September 23, 2024.
From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot
Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies.
Tennessee Republicans are making permanent a rule to shield businesses from COVID-related litigation
Tennessee Republicans are taking temporary rules and making them permanent to try to shield businesses from COVID-related litigation, along with other COVID-era protections. The legislation is moving quickly, and with little debate.
Living with long COVID in Middle Tennessee
In this episode, we talk to two Tennesseans who are living with COVID and medical professionals to better understand what this condition is and available treatment.
Do you have long COVID? We want to hear from you.
Most people recover after falling ill with COVID-19. But for some, their symptoms continue or even new health problems appear weeks or months after testing positive for the virus. Not much is known about long COVID, including how many people it effects or how to treat it. The symptoms of long COVID can range from […]
Nashville winds down COVID testing, vaccination and data publishing
COVID testing and vaccines will be a little harder to come by in Nashville starting in January as Metro discontinues its so-called “strike team.”
Omicron-targeting COVID boosters now available in Middle Tennessee
Songwriter Melody Walker approaches the pharmacy counter at a Walgreens in East Nashville. She’s excited to get her omicron-targeting COVID booster before attending AmericanaFest.
As Nashville gets down to its last federal COVID money, homelessness and workforce development are the city’s top priorities
Nashville just has over $79 million of federal COVID-19 funds left to spend.
As COVID cases rise again, Tennessee is ‘trying to develop a truce with this virus’
COVID is creeping back up in Tennessee. From positivity rates to hospitalizations — the numbers are heading in the wrong direction. But this is not a new variant, but rather a new round of slightly mutated omicron.
In exit interview, Tennessee health chief Lisa Piercey defends how the state dealt with COVID
Tennessee’s health commissioner is stepping down, making the announcement Thursday after three years in the role which has become the state’s pandemic chief. On her way out of state government, Dr. Lisa Piercey asking critics to consider more than just rates of COVID deaths and vaccinations when judging her time in charge.
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