Around 800 Murfreesboro City Schools educators and staff filtered in and out of Salem Elementary Friday for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with help from the Rutherford County Health Department. I m just glad to be doing my part, said John Pittard Elementary Principal Adam Bryson as he rolled up his sleeve for the shot. This is been a tough year for all of us and it s just exciting to have a light at the end of the tunnel and know this is the next step to getting us back to some normalcy.
K-12 school teachers and child care staff, along with Tennesseans 65 and older, became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, formally moving into phase 1b, Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced. Educators were previously in the second phase of the state s four-phase plan, behind health care workers, long-term care facility residents and staff and the elderly.
(MURFREESBORO) County Mayor Bill Ketron announced that LaShan Dixon has been named the director of the Rutherford County Health Department.
She had been serving as interim director since the unexpected death of Director Dana Garrett last October. Garrett had been in that position for around 20-years.
Prior to being the interim director, Dixon was the assistant director for the Rutherford County Health Department.
She is an MTSU graduate with a bachelor's degree and a mas .
MTSU Nursing begins administering Moderna vaccine to community Feb 25, 2021 at 12:30 pm by WGNS
The MTSU School of Nursing gave eligible Rutherford County residents COVID Vaccinations on Thursday (2/25/21). The vaccine injections were given by nursing students and faculty with the nursing program.
Rutherford County is now vaccinating individuals in the 1a1, 1a2, and 1b risk phases as well as individuals ages 65 and older.
The Moderna vaccine was administered during a small two and a half hour window on the MTSU Campus, which ended just after the start of the lunch hour at 12:30.
A total of 100 residents were signed up to receive the vaccine at MTSU in what was labeled a “Soft Rollout.” The shots were given through a partnership with the Rutherford County Health Department.
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The Murfreesboro City Schools have changed their Asynchronous Learning Day that was set for Wednesday (02/24/21)… to Friday (02/26/21). Communications Director Lisa Trail said the reason for the change revolves around COVID-19 Vaccinations for teachers and staff at each school .The City Schools plan to do the 900 vaccinations “in-house” to take the burden off the Rutherford County Health Department.Again, the Murfreesboro City Schools will be closed to students on Frida .