Legislative Upate – General Assembly reconvenes for 61st extraordinary session
This week, the General Assembly reconvened in Nashville for the 61st Extraordinary Session in Tennessee history. As part of this historic special session, four new committees were created so that every House member had the opportunity to work on the three issues that comprised Governor Lee’s call for the session. These panels focused on setting […]
MEDIC Regional Blood Center Continues to Screen Donors for COVID-19 Antibodies
WHO: MEDIC Regional Blood Center WHAT: MEDIC Regional Blood Centercontinues to screen all donors for COVID-19 Antibodies. Antibody testing is an effort to identify COVID Convalescent Plasma (CCP) donors to increase inventories to meet the demand of regional hospitals. MEDIC is NOT performing COVID-19 virus testing for people with COVID-19 symptoms. Donors must have a successful blood or […]
Secretary of State Partners with the Department of Health to Distribute Free Car Hangtags to Help Prevent Heat-Related Child Deaths
This week, the office of the Secretary of State is partnering with the Department of Health to distribute free car hangtags to help prevent heat-related child deaths in cars while making it easier to register to vote. The Department of Health will receive 150,000 hangtags to distribute through regional Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, […]