Health officials say more than 1 million Tennesseans are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the phase 1c process begins statewide today (March 8, 2021)

Tennessee is expected to receive 54,000 doses of the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, on top of the increased supply of the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.

Phase 1c includes anyone 16 and older who have certain high-risk conditions including:

Caregivers (or household residents) of medically fragile children 16 years old and under (such as technologically dependent individuals, immunocompromised individuals, individuals with diabetes requiring medication, individuals with complex congenital or life-threatening cardiac conditions requiring ongoing medical management, individuals qualifying for a Katie Beckett waiver)
Cancer patients
Chronic renal disease
COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, moderate-severe asthma
Obesity (BMI >30)
Heart failure, CAD, cardiomyopathies, hypertension
Sickle cell (not including sickle cell trait) or thalassemia
Cerebrovascular disease or stroke
Dementia
Liver disease
Immunocompromised or weak immune system (receiving chemotherapy, taking daily oral steroid or other immunosuppressant medication, living with HIV/AIDS, history of organ, blood or bone marrow transplant)
Technologically dependent (such as individuals who are ventilator dependent, oxygen-dependent, with tracheostomy, chronically wheelchair-bound, require tube feedings, parenteral nutrition, or dialysis)
Pregnancy (The CDC and World Health Organization have advised that pregnancy puts women at higher risk of severe illness because of COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines have not been studied in pregnant women, and women who are pregnant are encouraged to discuss this decision with their medical provider.)

For more details, contact your local health department for times and location of where shots are administered.

Tennesseans can find information on the phases eligible for vaccination in their county and, when eligible, register for vaccination through their county health department at:

https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/county-vaccine-information/

The Tennessee Department of Health also has a new website for citizens to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. It features a questionnaire asking vaccine seekers questions about the risk of exposure, whether you’ve had your first dose, if you’ve ever contracted COVID-19 or if you have allergies. You will then be asked to fill out your personal information such as name, birthday and address. To access the website, click on the following link:

https://vaccinate.tn.gov/