Anyone 16 or older can now register for a COVID vaccine appointment in Nashville, according to an announcement Wednesday morning from the Metro Public Health Department. The city had planned to make the move April 5 but benefited from an unexpected increase in supply from the state.
Nashville Sites Recruiting Kids For COVID Vaccine Trials
Clinical trials testing the COVID vaccine in children are recruiting kids in the Nashville area. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is specifically experimenting with dosages of the Moderna vaccine to determine the amount that works best for different age groups.
Targeted Events Credited For Nashville’s Improved COVID Vaccination Equity
Nashville health officials are crediting targeted events for helping to close the gap in COVID vaccination rates between Black and white residents. Roughly half of people over 65 years old in each demographic have received at least one dose.
Tennessee Legislature Won’t Ban Employers From Requiring COVID Vaccine
Tennessee will not be banning employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Ultimately, the interests of “corporate freedom” are winning out against “individual liberty,” as one lawmaker put it.
Tennessee Redirects Vaccine Doses To High-Demand, Urban Areas
Tennessee is rethinking how it distributes the COVID vaccine — shifting from an approach that divided doses based on county’s population and to one that more closely follows demand. The state is starting to send doses where they’re being used most quickly, which happens to be the region around Nashville.
From Concerts To Bear Hugs, Nashvillians At Mass Vaccination Event Look Forward To What Comes Next
Nashville officials are calling the weekend’s drive-thru mass vaccination event a success after putting 10,000 doses in the arms of local residents. The event ran for just more than 13 hours, and brought together people from all walks of life.
Tennessee To Open COVID Vaccine To Majority Of Residents
Tennessee has “soft-launched” a new phase of COVID vaccination, beginning to offer doses to anyone 55 and up or in “critical infrastructure” jobs. A state health department official says a formal announcement will come Monday, along with plans to open up vaccinations to all adults in April.
Some Tennessee Counties Opening Vaccinations To People 55+ and ‘Critical Infrastructure’ Workers
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.
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