Tennessee Department of Health (TDH)

Tennessee receives supply of oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment

Dec 30, 2021 at 12:12 pm by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced Thursday, Dec. 30 the state has received shipments of the Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19. The.... Read More
Coronavirus

20K Tennesseans have died of COVID-19 since March 2020

Dec 29, 2021 at 10:45 am by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Health recently released year-end, reconciled COVID-19 data, process improvements and previewed 2022 operational priorities. “Year-end.... Read More
Bob Batcheller, who will be a volunteer at the MTSU School of Nursing’s site for Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations, receives his first dose from nursing student Taylor Shanklin Thursday, Feb. 25,

COVID-19 vaccinations increase as cases rise again

Aug 09, 2021 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

With a national and local increase in infections from the COVID-19 Delta variant, more reluctant Tennesseans are coming off the sidelines and rolling up their sleeves for.... Read More

More than half of Tennesseans hesitant to get any COVID vaccine

Apr 16, 2021 at 10:23 am by Michelle Willard 3

Over half of Tennesseans are "willing but hesitant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine," a recent study commissioned by the Tennessee Department of Health suggests. On Thursda.... Read More

Tennessee offers free lead testing in water available for most child-care centers, public schools

Oct 26, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The State of Tennessee is offering lead testing in water to Head Start, Early Head Start, state-licensed child-care centers, and public schools at no cost to facilities that c.... Read More