Baptist-DeSoto frontline staff first in area to get vaccine
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto intensive care unit nurse Wanda Grayson receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 in Southaven. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
At Baptist Hospital-DeSoto, about half of the more than 1,800 employees have signed up to receive the vaccine.
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Omar Ghandour Richard Walker Brian Hogan Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSotoJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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