In an effort to encourage more soldiers to get their COVID vaccine and protect everyone from COVID-19, Fort Campbell’s commander says unvaccinated troops will not be able to travel freely over the summer. That’s when many take leave to see family for extended periods or even move between installations.
Metro Health To Expand Vaccine Accessibility By Making House Calls
Nashville health workers will now be available to vaccinate the city’s homebound residents from the comfort of their couches.
Fort Campbell Confronts Vaccine Hesitancy Among Young And Healthy Troops
The COVID vaccine campaign has been compared to a wartime effort — but it hits a little different when posters of Rosie the Riveter and Uncle Sam asking people to get their shot are plastered around an Army post like Fort Campbell.
For One Tennessee Family, Participating In COVID Vaccine Trials Is Payback And Protection
As the COVID vaccination effort stalls out with adults, some children are now getting their shots — in the name of science. COVID trials for kids under 12 are just starting, and they’ve had no trouble recruiting families.
COVID Vaccinations Wind Down At Nashville’s Music City Center
Since pharmacies and grocery stores across the city began to offer vaccines, demand at the convention center has plummeted.
Lawmakers Make Opening New Hospitals In Tennessee Easier, Partly After Pleas From Rural Communities
Opening or expanding a new hospital in Tennessee just got a bit easier. State law requires health systems to prove their new facilities are needed. But this week lawmakers updated those rules, in part because of hospital closures in rural communities.
Nashville Prepares To Vaccinate Children As Young As 12 Next Week
Nashville is preparing to give COVID vaccinations to children as young as 12 years old. Federal authorities may authorize use of the Pfizer shots for adolescents next week.
Tennessee’s Incremental Medical Marijuana Expansion Headed To Governor For Signature
A bill that would raise the allowable level of THC in cannabis oil is heading to Tennessee’s governor’s desk.
Listening Closely To Tennessee’s COVID Vaccine Holdouts
Tennessee faces more reluctance to take the COVID vaccine than just about any state in the country, judging by the state’s comparatively low COVID vaccination rates. But even the surveys don’t allow for people to explain the nuance of their hang-ups. So WPLN asked listeners to put their most complicated concerns into words. A handful […]
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