With vaccine uptake waning, approach changes to get more people vaccinated
City of Memphis chief operating officer Doug McGowen (shown at an April 7 press briefing) says the city is transitioning personnel toward a “ground game” effort. “That means person-to-person, door-to-door, sharing information with people who may be hesitant,” McGowen said at a COVID-19 task force press briefing Thursday, May 27. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County is about 51% toward its goal of vaccinating 700,000 people, according to the county Health Department. As of Thursday, 355,102 total people are vaccinated with 270,297 of them fully vaccinated.
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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.