Fri
Aug 7 2020
01:45 pm
By: WhitesCreek
A day after a top official in Gov. Bill Lee's administration said Tennessee plans to withhold the number of COVID-19 cases in schools from the public, a spokesperson said the information will not even be collected by the state.
When Lee announced guidance for school reopenings on Tuesday, state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said Tennessee had no plans to provide the public with data on the number of coronavirus cases and deaths at schools as many return to in-person classes.
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Eco Warriors and Politics
- McNally: Special session won’t make Biden order any more unconstitutional (Tom Humphrey)
- McNally: Special session won’t make Biden order any more unconstitutional (TN Journal)
- Flirting with trouble? Roberts calls for special session on COVID-19 mandates (TN Journal)
- Flirting with trouble? Roberts calls for special session on COVID-19 mandates (Tom Humphrey)
- Feds clamping down on COVID-19 antibody treatments in states like Tenn. (Tom Humphrey)
- Feds clamping down on COVID-19 antibody treatments in states like Tenn. (TN Journal)
- State launches $180M public-private pilot program for welfare services (Tom Humphrey)
- State launches $180M public-private pilot program for welfare services (TN Journal)
- Vital wins 80% of vote in special election to succeed Carter (TN Journal)
- Vital wins 80% of vote in special election to succeed Carter (Tom Humphrey)
Science and Stuff
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- 'Blue food revolution' to tackle climate change and malnutrition (Science News Daily)
- Patients with multiple sclerosis show robust T-cell responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Science News Daily)
- COVID-19 virus is evolving to get better at becoming airborne, new study shows (Science News Daily)
- Consuming fruit and vegetables and exercising can make you happier (Science News Daily)
- Low oxygen levels are pushing fish into shallower waters, with potentially devastating impacts for fisheries and ecosystems (Science News Daily)
- Studies biased toward genomes of people with European ancestry still predict cancer risk in diverse groups, research finds (Science News Daily)
- Link between inflammation and pancreatic cancer development uncovered (Science News Daily)
- Cancer cells’ unexpected genetic tricks for evading the immune system (Science News Daily)
- Friend or foe? Researchers investigate the mysterious microbes living inside corals (Science News Daily)
Discussing
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- We are Dying Here! (2 replies)
- TN Legislature Passes Bill Making a Snooze at the Capital a Felony (1 reply)
- Governor "Death" (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday Whop Frazier (Bobby Thompson) Edition (1 reply)
- Parents may choose either of two options for school (1 reply)
- Your Bandana or Cloth Mask Won't Really Protect You Much if Other Folks don't Wear Theirs (1 reply)
- Requirements for Absentee Ballot in TN (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
- Toons! (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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