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Residents age 65+, teachers eligible for vaccines
Next Monday, Feb. 22, Tennessee will begin registering residents age 65 and older for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The state will also begin registering people included in Phase 1b, which includes staff members of kindergarten through 12th grade schools and child care facilities, including teachers; and first responder operations personnel.
Currently, Anderson and Roane counties are in phase 1a2, which includes first responders, medical professionals and people above the age of 70.
“Tennessee has administered more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far, and we’ve made substantial progress in protecting our senior citizens who are over age 70 through vaccination,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey in a state news release. “While we remain focused on our seniors, who are the highest-risk population, we’re able to expand vaccine eligibility to these additional groups as our supply continues to grow each w