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COVID-19 vaccine: Science and myths

We are blessed to live during a time when scientific innovation has produced numerous vaccines that are highly effective at targeting disease-causing organisms, including the virus that causes COVID-19. Thanks to decades of work by top scientists and physicians, vaccines have almost wholly eradicated many diseases that at one time would have resulted in severe…
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COVID-19 On The Rise – How You Can Help

As a country and community, we have been battling COVID-19 for more than a year and a half. We have seen more than half a million Americans lose their lives to this deadly illness during that time. Nearly 14,000 of those deaths have been within the state of Tennessee, and more than 2,000 here within…
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Smoking and COVID – 19

It’s common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health. Smokers have significantly increased rates of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and lung disease. In fact, the CDC states that smoking is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year. But with the arrival of COVID 19, smoking became even riskier. Smokers are more likely…
