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MTSU's health clinic is located near the Student Union in the Campus Recreation building in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Maia O'Brien)

Flu and COVID season is upon us: Are MTSU students receiving vaccines?

Maia O'Brien, Contributing writer September 26, 2024
As the flu and COVID season progresses, some MTSU students wish to receive the flu COVID-19 vaccines for an extra layer of protection, while others choose to continue without the vaccines for a multitude of reasons.
Masks Now Required On MTSU Campus

Masks Now Required On MTSU Campus

CIM Digital August 9, 2021

Photo via Pexels President Sidney McPhee has announced via email that masks will again be required inside university facilities. Due to increased positive COVID-19 cases with the Delta variant,...

Updates on COVID-19

Updates on COVID-19

CIM Digital February 1, 2021

Story by Kristi Jones / Contributing Writer Millions of COVID-19 vaccines are being sent out around the world, but new variants of the virus have confused the Center for Disease Control and companies...

COVID-19 Numbers Rise in Rutherford County and Surrounding Areas

COVID-19 Numbers Rise in Rutherford County and Surrounding Areas

CIM Digital October 23, 2020

Story by Ashley Norman / Contributing Writer Photo via Pexels Increasing coronavirus infection rates continue to impact Rutherford County and surrounding areas, according to analyzed data from the...

MTSU cancels study abroad trips, students refunded

MTSU cancels study abroad trips, students refunded

Sidelines March 29, 2020

Story by Kristi Jones / Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of Pexels Study abroad trips are being canceled nationwide as travel bans are being enforced all over the world. Middle Tennessee State University...

First vaping related death reported in Tennessee

First vaping related death reported in Tennessee

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief October 17, 2019

The Tennessee Department of Health and the Metro Public Health Department announced Thursday the first electronic-cigarette related death in the state, after a Nashville man suffered a serious respiratory...

STDs on the rise nationally and in Tennessee, according to new CDC report

STDs on the rise nationally and in Tennessee, according to new CDC report

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief October 14, 2019

Photo courtesy of PBS STDs are on the rise nationally and in Tennessee, according to the 2018 Central for Disease Control's Annual STD Surveillance Report, published earlier last week. According to the...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam spoke on Friday, January 9 at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville. Haslam spoke on "Tennessee Promise," an initiative to provide free community college to Tennesseans. (Greg French/MTSU Sidelines)

Gov. Bill Haslam announces ‘TN Together’ plan to combat opioid epidemic in Tennessee

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief January 24, 2018

Photo by Gregory French / MTSU Sidelines Archive Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced an "aggressive" and comprehensive plan to end the opioid crisis in Tennessee on Monday. The $30 million plan, titled...

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