Fox 13: UTHSC announces layoffs, hiring freeze The University of Tennessee Health Science Center laid off dozens of employees Friday, a spokesperson confirmed. Many of the employees worked in custodial services. The spokesperson said 70 employees would be displaced as a result of a reduction in force. According to the letter sent to faculty and staff,… Read More
A COVID-19 cluster at the University of Memphis is causing an increase in variant cases, according to the Shelby County Health Department. The health department said because of the cluster at U of M, it detected five times as many variants last month.
While the CDC and local health leaders caution against traveling, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee welcomed people to come from near and far to enjoy all the Volunteer State has to offer.
New information shows a partisan divide is getting in the way of vaccinating everyone in the United States. According to a Monmouth University Polling Institute study, one in four Republicans said they would not get vaccinated.
This past year has been anything but normal, especially for our students and teachers. Perhaps the biggest decision school leaders had to make when to return to in-person learning.
For many, the light at the end of the tunnel lies in the vaccine. The key is the vaccine mixed with staying vigilant in our practices, wearing masks and social distancing. What could put a big wrench in the outcome is something we’ve already seen, states opening way too soon.
Dr. Fauci and other medical experts are worried about another spike in COVID-19 cases after seeing states, like Mississippi, lift restrictions and mask mandates. UTHSC Dean Scott Strome agreed and believed we should reopen once 70 to 80 percent of the population is vaccinated. He expects there to be another wave but it won’t be… Read More
Another March 8 is here in Shelby County but March 8, 2021, looks much different than its counterpart a year earlier, the day COVID-19 made its way to the Mid-South. One year ago today, it was announced; a woman who went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and contracted the virus and brought it back… Read More
