Considerations for Youth Sports
Learn about youth sports and protecting health during COVID-19 2019 Novel Coronavirus
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Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home
As part of your everyday prevention actions clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects. For example: tables, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, and cabinet handles. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Medical student addresses food needs during pandemic
by Emily Stembridge Stephanie Hart, a third-year student in Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine, is partnering with Cole Elementary School to help fight food insecurity in the Nashville community during the COVID-19 pandemic. When schools…
Tennessee’s uninsured children have doubled since 2019 and 2 in 5 live with food insecurity, poll finds
by Jake Lowary In fall 2020, 9% of Tennessee children were uninsured, more than twice the level at the same time in 2019, according to a new poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy.…
HERO-TOGETHER study seeks health care workers who receive COVID-19 vaccine
by Kathy Whitney Health care workers, who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the first tier of Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees to receive vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. VUMC,…
How CDC Is Making COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
Learn about the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendation process and the goals and principles guiding decisions if there is a limited supply at first. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Use of Masks to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Clinic uses new weapon to treat high-risk COVID patients
by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a new weapon in the fight against COVID-19 — an investigational antibody treatment approved last month for emergency use in COVID-19 outpatients at high risk of…
COVID-19 Vaccines and Severe Allergic Reactions
CDC has learned of reports that some people have experienced severe allergic reactions-also known as anaphylaxis-after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. As an example, an allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be…
8 Things to Know about Vaccine Planning
Learn the 8 things you need to know about where U.S. COVID-19 vaccination plans since a vaccine may become available before the end of the year. 2019 Novel Coronavirus