In the midst of parent protest and a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Williamson County school board has decided to mandate masks at its elementary schools starting this Thursday.
Bonnaroo Music Festival To Require Proof Of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test For Entry
Bonnaroo joined several of Nashville’s independent music venues, as well as other festivals like Pitchfork Music Festival, in putting in place more COVID restrictions.
Tennessee Quietly Reinstates Emergency Order To Relieve Short-Staffed Hospitals
Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order Friday reinstating flexibility for hospitals that find themselves short-staffed, allowing out-of-state or recently retired nurses and doctors and nursing graduates who have not yet passed their licensure exam to work in Tennessee. The order is set to expire Oct. 5.
In Tennessee Nursing Homes, Staffers Are Now The Ones Getting COVID
The people getting sick with COVID in Tennessee nursing homes has flipped: Instead of residents falling ill, now it’s mostly the staff.
Here’s Why Tennessee Is Concerned About Capacity At Children’s Hospitals
Right now, there are only 27 pediatric COVID patients in hospitals statewide. But Tennessee seems to be just a few weeks behind Arkansas and Louisiana, which have similarly low vaccination rates and where children’s hospitals now have more COVID patients than ever.
Metro Nashville Schools To Kick Off New Academic Year With Mask Mandate
Nashville teachers and students will be required to wear masks when the school district reopens for classes on Tuesday. It came as no surprise that the school board adopted the policy after a recommendation from Metro Schools Superintendent Adrienne Battle.
Spread Of The Delta Variant Has More Tennesseans Getting COVID Vaccines
As COVID infections spread in Tennessee, the state’s Department of Health says more people are getting vaccinated. After months of declines, the number of vaccinations jumped more than 20% last week.
Nashville Venues Push To Maintain Live Concerts After Uptick In Statewide COVID Cases
Some of Nashville’s music venues are making policy changes and putting out new messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic, as concern grows about the Delta variant.
Tennessee’s Science Museums Promoting, ‘Not Pushing,’ Vaccination In August
The state’s six nonprofit science museums have jointly decided to promote vaccines this August during National Immunization Awareness Month. The Science Alliance of Tennessee’s initiative is intentionally broader than COVID to sidestep the politics of the pandemic.
Conservative Radio Host Phil Valentine Is On A Ventilator; His Brother Says It’s Time To ‘Go Get Vaccinated’
Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine has been placed on a ventilator, according to his radio station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN. He’s been hospitalized now for more than two weeks.
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