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NASHVILLE Officials from the Metro Public Health Department and the Mayor s Office of Emergency Management have announced details of what will currently be Nashville s largest one-day Covid-19 vaccination event. The event will take place from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on March 20th. The drive-thru event will be located in Lots A-D of Nissan Stadium. The March 20th mass vaccination event at Nissan Stadium will be an inflection point in Nashville s fight against the pandemic, said Mayor John Cooper. In a single day, Public Health plans on vaccinating 10,000 of our residents to move our city closer to herd immunity and a return to normal life. This effort is only possible with the help of our community partners and, most importantly, Nashvillians who are prioritizing their health by getting vaccinated.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mike Osborne) Metro Davidson County will on Monday move to Phase 1c of Tennessee’s COVID-19 immunization plan.
Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chairman Dr. Alex Jahangir made the announcement Thursday.
Among those newly eligible Monday will be residents 16 and older with high-risk health conditions. Those conditions include cancer, hypertension, obesity and pregnancy.
The families and caregivers for medically fragile children will also be eligible.
Dr. Jahangir told reporters Thursday the city will not ask residents for proof of qualifying medical conditions prior to vaccination.
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2 cases of COVID-19 variant reported in Nashville as total numbers decline
Metro health leaders confirmed the UK COVID-19 variant has made it to Nashville. Davidson County now has two cases in addition to the two already confirmed last week Author: Chuck Morris, WSMV Staff Published: 9:56 PM EST February 5, 2021 Updated: 10:36 PM EST February 5, 2021
Metro health leaders confirmed the UK COVID-19 variant has made it to Nashville.
Davidson County now has two cases in addition to the two already confirmed last week in other areas of the state.
Health experts said you should be even more aware and careful.
“These new variants have been found in 37 states, including Tennessee, and have shown to be 30% to 70% more contagious,” said Dr. Gill Wright, interim chief medical officer, Metro Nashville Public Health.
COVID Task Force Chairman receives COVID-19 vaccine, encourages people to do their own research
Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chairman Dr. Alex Jahangir was vaccinated Friday. He told news reporters he has a lot of confidence in the coronavirus vaccine, saying the Pfizer vaccine is the first step in putting this virus behind us as a community.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chairman Dr. Alex Jahangir was vaccinated Friday. He told news reporters he has a lot of confidence in the coronavirus vaccine, saying the Pfizer vaccine is the first step in putting this virus behind us as a community.