Efforts underway to create equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine
Janice Stahl, a registered nurse for over 35 years, was the first in a long line of health care and essential workers to receive the cornavirus vaccine on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Even as the COVID-19 vaccine supply in Shelby County remains low, discussion is ongoing about how to ensure when that changes how it’s distributed in an accessible way to all communities countywide.
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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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