What will history say about COVID vaccine delivery, administration?
With supply amounts ever-changeable, local leaders scramble to adjust
A vial of COVID-19 vaccine sits near a handful of syringes at the Shelby County Health Department's first responder vaccination site Jan. 3, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine is just another step on the long road toward herd immunity. Getting there will require a level of effectiveness apart from the vaccine itself. History will judge leaders’ success as we all pursue a return to the “old” normal.
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COVID-19 vaccine Alisa Haushalter Mayor Lee Harris Dr. Scott Strome Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. Steve Mulroy Moderna Pfizer/BioNTechDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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