Jul 22, 2021 / 08:31 PM EDT
There are two upcoming
vaccine clinics, organized by different groups, with a shared goal of removing barriers and getting more people vaccinated.
The first is this Saturday, July 24, at the Fish Pantry at 122 West Scott Avenue, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. It’s free and open to the public, though organizers hope to reach marginalized communities, the poor, and the homeless. Vivian Shipe, founder of I am the Voice of the Voiceless, and one of the clinic’s organizers said believes it’s important to remain proactive given the rise in new cases of the virus and the return to school and football season looming.
Representatives and supporters of the Knoxville Utilities Board s fiber-based broadband network say it has the potential to serve as a business recruitment incentive, an accessibility equalizer and an educational leg up for students.
Starting in 2022, KUB will offer 1-gigabit-per-second upload and download speeds to its more than 210,000 electrical customers over several counties, mostly Knox, Union and Grainger.
People like Seven Islands resident Nancy Lewelling will be happy to have a new option for internet.
Lewelling, an IT specialist, told Knox News she has been trying for years to get stable, high-speed internet, but the cable lines don’t go near her property.
Tennessee state health officials end vaccination messaging for kids, alarming doctors
Documents show Tennessee health officials were instructed not to hold immunization events for children at schools. The state recently fired its top vaccine official. Author: Vinay Simlot, Katelyn Keenehan Published: 8:16 PM EDT July 14, 2021 Updated: 8:30 PM EDT July 14, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Health will end all vaccine outreach for adolescents and stop all vaccine events on school property, according to internal documents and emails first reported by the Tennessean.
Internal documents detail the agency’s moves to end notices for subsequent doses of the COVID-19 and HPV vaccines.
It will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Montgomery Village located at 4530 Joe Lewis Road. The Pfizer vaccine will be given to anyone 12-years-old and older.