Baptist system requiring 19,000 staffers to be vaccinated
Marilyn Davis, a Baptist employee who was the first person in Shelby County to be diagnosed with COVID-19, was also among the first people in Tennessee to get a vaccine last December. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
“With the growing threat of COVID-19 variants and our duty to provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for our employees is the responsible and right thing to do.”
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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