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CDC Adds Tennessee to List of States with Measles Cases
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CDC Adds Tennessee to List of States with Measles Cases

Posted on April 25, 2025

Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee has been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) growing list of states with measles cases. According to the CDC, Tennessee is one of 30 states that have measles cases with six confirmed outbreaks since March. Tennessee Department of Health officials reported the first measles case on March…… MORE

CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine
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CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine

Posted on November 15, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…… MORE

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