County commissioners may vote next week on dissolving the Board of Health. In the meantime, they support more funding for pandemic homeless services.
Spreading the Word on Vaccines
A new initiative aims to persuade skeptical African Americans in Knox County to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Threatening Messages Condemned
The Knox County Board of Health passes a resolution denouncing the threats local officials of all stripes have received over the pandemic response.
Shots and Surprises
Despite lagging logistics, high demand and overwhelmed phone systems, more than 4,000 county residents have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The Pre-Pandemic Risk
The Health Department’s most recent Community Health Assessment shows how vulnerable Knox County’s population was when COVID-19 arrived.
‘The Team Came Together’
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2020 Revue: City of Knoxville
The COVID-19 pandemic was just the first in a series of crises that greeted Mayor Indya Kincannon during her first year in office.
Musical Labs
The Health Department has used multiple laboratories for COVID-19 testing, prompting questions about its choice of firms.
Commission Takes Step Toward Scrapping Health Board
The countywide mask mandate and other actions of the medical professionals have raised public ire.
Contact Tracing Reset
With COVID-19 cases rising, the Knox County Health Department is changing the way it tracks the illness through the community.