Will lift in mask mandate impact areas with low vaccine rates?
Ronald and Carolyn Kent, (left) co-owners of the Chow Time and China Inn restaurants, with partners King and Jasmine Chow, (right) wear masks in this file photo from April 22, 2020. Some health leaders worry the new mask mandate will kick off surge-size infections in ZIP codes where vaccination rates are less than half what they are in other parts of the county. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
In some ZIP codes, vaccination rates are less than half the rates in other parts of Shelby County.
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Dr. Scott Strome Dr. Jon McCullers Dr. Manoj Jain Kenyatta Wright Dr. Diego Hijano Dr. Stephen Threlkeld Allison ClarkJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.