COVID

Tennessee Launches New Initiatives For Long-Term Care Facility Residents

Sep 17, 2020 at 04:14 pm by Staff

New Options for Visitation to Enhance Quality of Life The Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee's Unified Command Group today announced three new initiatives to enhance.... Read More

Study Finds COVID-19 Antibodies Drop Substantially in the Weeks Following Infection

Sep 17, 2020 at 02:48 pm by Staff

The antibody levels to SAR-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, substantially drop in the weeks following infection, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medica.... Read More

NIH funds community engagement research efforts in areas hardest hit by COVID-19

Sep 17, 2020 at 09:35 am by Staff

The National Institutes of Health today announced a $12 million award for outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities disproportionately affected.... Read More

Update 9/15

Sep 16, 2020 at 09:44 am by Staff

Metro Nashville As of 9:30 today, the city reported 27,492 confirmed cases, an increase of 192 over the last 24 hours. There are currently 1,175 active cases in Nashville, 26,.... Read More

Urgent Team now offering Rapid Antigen testing for COVID-19

Sep 15, 2020 at 11:56 am by Staff

Urgent Team Walk-in Urgent Care is expanding its COVID-19 testing capabilities to include Rapid Antigen testing. Only patients who are currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.... Read More

Update 9/11

Sep 12, 2020 at 09:26 am by Staff

It's too soon to know if Labor Day will have an impact on COVID-19 cases in Tennessee, yet. However, we do know the city and state have seen upticks following Memorial Day and.... Read More

Google Supports COVID-19 Genetic Study by VUMC, UNC-Chapel Hill

Sep 11, 2020 at 12:34 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have been awarded $500,000 by Google's philanthropy, Google.org, to study.... Read More

Kids, Classrooms and COVID-19

Sep 10, 2020 at 10:00 am by Staff

Pediatricians Weigh in on Risks, Benefits of Heading Back to School As schools reopen across the U.S., pediatricians are scrambling to help parents navigate growing concerns.... Read More

Alexander: FDA-Approved COVID-19 Vaccine is the Way to Stop More Deaths

Sep 09, 2020 at 12:06 pm by Staff

The unpleasant alternative is to let the epidemic run its course until everyone is either killed or recovered "The true miracle of modern medicine is vaccines, which can prev.... Read More

Economic Effect of COVID-19 Shutdowns & PPP Relief

Sep 09, 2020 at 10:55 am by Staff

Five months after the initial COVID-19 shutdown, it is apparent that most, if not all, industries have been impacted by shutdowns, restrictions and quickly changing guidelines.... Read More