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CDC recommends a layered strategy to reduce exposures to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This includes using multiple mitigation strategies with several layers of safeguards to reduce the spread of disease and lower the…
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Poll shows fewer than 6 in 10 Tennessee parents report wearing masks all the time, nearly half won’t vaccinate their children for COVID-19
by Jake Lowary Many Tennessee parents are not wearing masks consistently to control community spread of COVID-19, despite recommendations from public health officials, according to new a poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Center for…
10 Things Healthcare Professionals Need to Know about U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Plans
Learn the 10 things healthcare professionals need to know about where U.S. COVID-19 vaccination planning currently stands. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Vanderbilt LifeFlight sees large increase in Covid-19 transports
by Jerry Jones Vanderbilt LifeFlight has transported more than 220 Covid-19 patients since the pandemic started with the numbers rising dramatically in the last few weeks. A total of 109 patients have been flown…
FAQs for Correctional and Detention Facilities
FAQs for administrators, staff, people who are incarcerated, families 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Toolkit for K-12 Schools
Toolkit to help keep K-12 school students and teachers safe during COVID-19 outbreak. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
COVID-19 Testing Overview
If you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 or you are a resident in a community where there is ongoing spread of COVID-19 and develop symptoms of COVID-19, call your healthcare provider and…
Treatments Your Healthcare Provider Might Recommend for Severe Illness
This page provides a broad overview of therapies that are currently recommended for COVID-19 treatment. The FDA can issue emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to allow healthcare providers to use products that are not yet approved,…
Researchers urge priority vaccination for individuals with diabetes due to increased COVID-19 impact
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes infected with COVID-19 are three times more likely to have a severe illness or require hospitalization compared with people without…