Harris considering weekly COVID testing for some county employees
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (left, shown with Dr. Bruce Randolph at a July 15 briefing addressing the surge of Delta variant cases) says his office is weighing weekly COVID testing for county employees. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County mayor says a survey of county employees found that 70% had already been vaccinated.
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