Tennessee receives first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination
December 14, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health today, Monday, December 14th, 2020 announced the state has received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of statewide shipment on Thursday.
The state obtained an early shipment of 975 doses to hold as an emergency backup supply should any receiving hospital’s supply be damaged.
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Tennessee Department of Health reports 9,778 new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee, December 13th, 2020
December 13, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 412,568 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus as of Sunday, December 13th, 2020. That is an increase of 9,778 cases from Saturday’s 402,790. There have been 4,902 (+53) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
There have been F O R T Y T H R E E new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Henry County. The total is at 1,907. There has been twenty six deaths in Henry County due to the virus. T H I R T E E N new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 707. There has been nineteen (+1) deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
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Tennessee Department of Health reports 6,330 new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee, December 12th, 2020
December 12, 2020
Nashville, TN – On Saturday, December 12th, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 402,790 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. That is an increase of 5,347 cases from Friday’s 397,443. There have been 4,849 (+62) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
E I G H T E E N new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Henry County. The total is at 1,864. There has been twenty six (+2) deaths in Henry County due to the virus. There have been T E N new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 696. There has been eighteen deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
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FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for First COVID-19 Vaccine
December 12, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 16 years of age and older.
The emergency use authorization allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the United States.
FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
ennessee Department of Health reports 6,330 new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee, December 11th, 2020
December 11, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 397,443 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus as of Friday, December 11th, 2020. That is an increase of 6,330 cases from Thursday’s 391,113. There have been 4,722 (+65) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
There have been T W E N T Y E I G H T new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Henry County. The total is at 1,846. There has been twenty four deaths in Henry County due to the virus. N I N E new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 686. There has been eighteen deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
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FDA Statement on Vaccines, Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
December 11, 2020
The following is attributed to FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., and Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Silver Spring, MD – Following yesterday’s positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization.
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Tennessee Department of Health reports 5,165 new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee, December 10th, 2020
December 10, 2020
Nashville, TN – On Thursday, December 10th, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 391,113 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. That is an increase of 5,165 cases from Wednesday’s 385,948. There have been 4,636 (+86) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
T H I R T Y T H R E E new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Henry County. The total is at 1,818. There has been twenty four deaths in Henry County due to the virus. There have been S E V E N new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 677. There has been eighteen deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces Reemployment Push to Address Historic Year for Job Loss
December 9, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord today announced a new campaign, “Let’s Get to Work Tennessee,” to help Tennesseans find and obtain meaningful employment.
Tennessee Department of Health reports 7,292 new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Tennessee, December 9th, 2020
December 9, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reports that there have been 385,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus as of Wednesday, December 9th, 2020. That is an increase of 7,292 cases from Tuesday’s 378,656. There have been 4,636 (+92) confirmed deaths in Tennessee because of the virus.
There have been F O R T Y S E V E N new cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus reported in Henry County. The total is at 1,785. There has been twenty four (+1) deaths in Henry County due to the virus. F O U R T E E N new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus have been reported in Stewart County. The total of cases in Stewart County is 670. There has been eighteen deaths in Stewart County due to the virus.
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Tennessee Department of Human Services announces Summer Food Service Program Expanded to Provide Meals During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 8, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is announcing an extension to its summer program to provide meals to children.
With the recent approval from the USDA, sponsors of Tennessee’s Summer Food Service Program now have the ability to offer meals to their communities throughout the entire 2020/2021 school year.
USDA has extended the Summer Food Service Program to help Feed Children during the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
