A woman from East Nashville hospitalized with severe blood clots is believed to be one of the handful suffering from the syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. The case was reported Wednesday in the Nashville Scene.
Nashville Vaccination Site Switches From Johnson & Johnson To Pfizer After FDA ‘Pause’
Nashville’s new drive-thru vaccination site near Antioch is going to switch from the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot to Pfizer, the city announced Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has recommended a nationwide pause on using the J&J vaccine because of half a dozen cases of blood clots. In response to the news from the […]
Vanderbilt Launches Clinic For People With Chronic COVID Symptoms
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a clinic to treat people with chronic COVID symptoms. Similar programs are popping up around the country for so-called “long-haulers,” since symptoms can persist for as many as half of COVID patients.
Outdoor Masking No Longer Required In Nashville
Masks are no longer required outdoors in Nashville, though it was always a difficult requirement to enforce.
COVID Testing Center In Southeast Nashville Transitions To Vaccination Site
Nashville will convert its site at the former Kmart on Murfreesboro Road into a vaccination center. That means it will be closed Friday before reopening Monday for appointment-based vaccinations.
Nashville Health Agencies To Take COVID Vaccine To Homeless Camps
Every homeless person living in Nashville should have the option to get a COVID vaccine in the next two months. Health organizations are going to be taking doses to known camps and gathering places.
Tennessee Nursing Home Workers Lag Nation In COVID Vaccination Rates
Tennessee’s vaccination rate for people who work in nursing homes and assisted living facilities is among the lowest in the country, according to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity. Fewer than a third of staff members have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, despite being some of the first offered the shots through […]
Davidson County May Soon Lift Mask Mandate Outdoors
Nashville’s Board of Health has not debated when to relax mask requirements, but there is a discussion about loosening mask rules in open-air situations.
Country Stars Like Eric Church Promote COVID Vaccinations To Address Rural Reluctance
The Academy of Country Music has announced it will film public service announcements at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry. They’re part of a growing campaign to reach rural, white conservatives.
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