Council calls for feds to send vaccine directly to city
First responder Tracey Washington receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Edward Rogers at the Shelby County Health Department office Jan. 3, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The council Tuesday voted unanimously to join a call by leaders in 22 of the nation’s largest cities to ask President Joe Biden to send vaccine directly to the cities and bypass state governments.
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