Despite having the highest vaccination rates in the country, there are constant reminders for most New England states of just how vicious the delta variant of COVID-19 is. Hospitals across the region are seeing full intensive care units and staff shortages are starting to affect care. Public…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19: Get a jab or lose your job.
The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
NASHVILLE (AP) — A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has died. He was 61.
FRANKLIN (AP) — School officials in an affluent Tennessee county south of Nashville have voted to implement a temporary mask mandate for elementary school students, staff and visitors. Local news outlets report that the school board in Williamson County made the decision Tuesday evening afte…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the United States see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus. Expectant women run a higher risk of severe illn…
Hesitancy on the COVID-19 vaccine is a huge problem in the United States and has proven to be a hurdle to overcome in order to achieve herd immunity, which is only reached when enough people have been vaccinated against a disease and have developed protective antibodies against future infection.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is “very glad” he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be “far worse.”
New guidance from the federal government set off a cascade of mask rules across the nation Wednesday as cities, states, schools and businesses raced to bring back mandates and others pushed back against the guidelines at a time when Americans are exhausted and confused over constantly shifti…
NEW YORK (AP) — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of Simone Biles, Gabby Thomas, Kevin Durant or some unexpected star.
I promise I’m not pointing a finger — the adage says if I point one at you, there are four pointing back at me — so, for the record, we, the people, aren’t responsible for everything that’s wrong in our world. Are we responsible for some things? Yes. From climate change and increasing number…
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Henry County has been rising since the Fourth of July, according to figures from the Tennessee Department of Health. According to daily updates from the state, Henry County has gone from having 15 active cases as of July 8 to 41 active cases as of Tuesd…
MEMPHIS (AP) — Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows.
NEW YORK (AP) — With a green light from federal health officials, many states resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday. Among the venues where it was being deployed: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Among the other states ordering or recommending a re…
Henry County Medical Center will be providing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 8 at the Plumley Rehabilitation Center parking lot.
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The Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council (NWTEDC) will be giving out food boxes during its commodities giveaway that will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Henry County Medical Center said Tuesday it is aware of the reports from the FDA and CDC to pause administration of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution due to six reported nationwide cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.
U.S. health officials are weighing next steps as they investigate a handful of unusual blood clots in people who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine — a one-dose shot that many countries were eagerly awaiting to help speed virus protection.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee labor officials are continuing to offer free online courses to help people without work during the COVID-19 pandemic advance their skills.
Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine — this time, shots tweaked to guard against a worrisome mutated version of the virus.
Monday, lots of gaming stocks took off due to surges in people gambling, but they are missing a huge gamble.
KNOXVILLE (AP) — The Tennesseans who are dying of COVID-19 right now, records show, are the same group that was dying throughout the pandemic: Adults age 60 and older.
NASHVILLE (AP) — One million Tennesseans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an annoucement made on Thursday by the state’s Department of Health.
The U.S. moved closer Thursday toward vaccinating 100 million Americans in a race against an uptick in COVID-19 cases that is fueling fears of another nationwide surge just as the major league baseball season starts and thousands of fans return to stadiums.
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.
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Henry Countians who want to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can do so starting next week at Henry County Medical Center.
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Henry County Medical Center employee Jim Haney directs traffic Monday morning at the turnoff from Tyson Avenue onto Hospital Circle as dozens of vehicles line up waiting to get to the Henry County Healthcare Center parking lot. HCMC officials were providing COVID-19 vaccinations, the second …
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All Henry County School System students will be headed back to their schools for in-person learning next Monday, Director of Schools Leah Watkins has announced.
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Henry County School System will return to full in-person instruction next week, according to an announcement made Monday afternoon.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has opened an online portal that will allow renters and landlords to apply for up to 12 months of cumulative rent and/or utility payments through its new COVID-19 Rent Relief Program.
FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that w…
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The Paris Utility Authority board expressed its support for the Tennessee Valley Authority, its primary electrical provider, after a recent legal petition has been filed that could result in electric price increases if it were to be approved.
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Having livestock means that sometimes Future Farmers of America members have to treat injuries and manage pain, as Taylor Dunagan learned this past summer when her steer was playing and slipped. She works with the team of veterinarians at Mineral Wells Animal Clinic to keep her cattle, horse…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among …
A COVID-19 vaccination pod set for Monday morning dropped its age requirement by five years shortly before it was scheduled to begin.
Henry County Medical Center staff will be administering doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday to any Henry County resident age 70 and older as well as health care workers, first responders and anyone meeting the phase 1a1, 1a2 and 1b requirements on a first-come, first-served basis at…
The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.
Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in New York City began canceling or postponing shots or stopped making new appointments Thursday amid vaccine shortages around the U.S. that President Joe Biden has vowed to turn around.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee officials have set up an online tool to help people figure out when they will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Henry County Medical Center’s drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event was such a success Tuesday that the medical center used up all of its Pfizer vaccine for now.
Henry County Health Department nurses (from foreground) Maleighea Boyd and Tashay Ingram, both LPNs, and Lora Phillips, RN, gather information and swab noses for COVID-19 tests Tuesday morning, while about 15 vehicles are in line in the department’s parking lot. The Health Department continu…
Henry County Health Department nurses (from foreground) Maleighea Boyd and Tashay Ingram, both LPNs, and Lora Phillips, RN, were gathering information and swabbing noses for COVID-19 tests Tuesday morning, when about 15 vehicles were in line in the department’s parking lot. The Health Depart…
Henry Countians wanting to receive COVID-19 vaccines outside Plumley Rehabilitation behind Henry County Medical Center were backed up about a mile and a half all the way up Tyson Avenue and down Mineral Wells Avenue as far as the Kroger shopping center early Tuesday morning.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As lawmakers around the U.S. convene this winter to deal with the crisis created by the pandemic, statehouses themselves could prove to be hothouses for infection.
The campaign to vanquish the coronavirus is picking up speed in places, with Britain beginning to dispense the second vaccine in its arsenal Monday.
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Henry County Medical Center will begin offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to any Henry County resident age 65 and older beginning Tuesday.
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The Henry County Health Department has begun its COVID-19 vaccination process, with about 30 people receiving the Moderna vaccine Tuesday afternoon.
‘KNOXVILLE (AP) — Rick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.
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