Lee preaches hope with vaccine, urges caution amid COVID surge
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to the media about the new COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Dec. 17, at Regional One Medical Center. “We need Tennesseans to engage and make wise choices about the holidays coming up,” Lee said. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
As the first COVID-19 vaccinations began in Memphis hospitals Thursday, Gov. Bill Lee offered a message of hope that the pandemic’s end is close but also acknowledged the challenges of Tennessee being in the midst of its worst surge yet.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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