In most Tennessean counties, residents currently eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are health care workers, long-term care residents and people 75 and older. But don’t expect strict enforcement.
Category: Public Health
Feeling Left Out: Private Practice Doctors, Patients Wonder When It’s Their Turn for Vaccine
Doctors say some patients, and even medical staff members, don’t know where to go to be vaccinated against covid-19.
Hospitals’ Rocky Rollout of Covid Vaccine Sparks Questions of Fairness
The lack of a federal strategy on how distribution should work at the local level means that states, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies are making decisions on their own about who gets vaccinated and when.
CMS releases pandemic plan
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Other viruses suppressed amid COVID-19 pandemic could make strong rebound, experts say
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Kentucky scheduling tool accidentally allowed general public to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
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California to open mass vaccination sites this week
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US to recommend immediate vaccination for those 65+; herd immunity unlikely in 2021 — 6 COVID-19 updates
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2 House Reps. test positive for COVID-19 after Capitol riot
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Only a Smokescreen? Big Tobacco Stands Down as Colorado and Oregon Hike Cigarette Taxes
After spending tens of millions of dollars to oppose past efforts, Altria didn’t oppose Colorado’s tobacco tax initiative and could benefit from the law’s minimum-price provision.
