Tennessee’s state health department will be moving into Phase 1C which will allow about 1.1 million Tennesseans to receive the vaccine. Hamilton County will be following the state’s orders and will also be expanding to Phase 1C. This phase will have restrictions on who exactly can receive the vaccine. This phase …
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ETSU Kneeling Sparks Controversy
Chattanooga, Tenn (By Reid Harvey) – On February 16th, ETSU men’s basketball team traveled to UTC to face off in an interconference matchup against the Mocs. Players from both teams warmed up and participated in their pregame rituals for the same way they have during every other game this season. The players then stand in a line …
Read More »The New Possibilities of Podcasting May Change News Consumption Once Again
By Kaleigh Cortez The current landscape of the news industry may be changing yet again through podcasting. Only a few years ago most of the world participated in a shift from reading a physical, print newspaper to reading their articles on a screen. Another shift may be arising as audiences …
Read More »Routine COVID testing at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
By: Allyce Robinson CHATTANOOGA, TN (mocsnews.com) — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is participating in a random routine COVID test program. Each week 1,000 campus community members of students, faculty, and staff are randomly selected to be tested for COVID-19 by the Abbott BinaxNow rapid antigen tests. This only qualifies …
Read More »Mocs News March 12, 2021
Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.The Minneapolis …
Read More »2-point PAT in OT gives Chattanooga 25-24 over The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Juwan Tyus scored on a 75-yard catch and run on Chattanooga’s first snap of the game and Jay Gibson scored on a 3-yard shovel pass 2-point conversion on the final snap of the game to give the Mocs a 25-24 overtime win over The Citadel on …
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Mocs News February 27, 2021
FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID; final decision soon
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic.The Food and Drug Administration’s …
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