Shelby County
First 12-year-olds going through local shot lines
Shelby County children as young as 12 were starting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday, May 13.
Jane Roberts
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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.
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Shelby County CDC guidelines prompt county to reconsider new directive
Shortly after the CDC announced vaccinated Americans could ditch the masks in most situations, Shelby County government said Health Directive No. 21, set to go into effect Saturday, may be in for a rewrite.
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Business Gaps in mask guidance leave businesses, churches, schools guessing
Some businesses, churches and other organizations feel paralyzed with how to provide a safe, potentially mask-less environment without knowing people’s vaccination status.
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Coronavirus Mask mandate lifted for fully vaccinated in Shelby County
New rule goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15.
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Health Care New robot-assisted spinal fusion system debuts here
Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon Kevin Foley helped develop the system the FDA approved in March. On March 22, he completed his first surgery using it.
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Health Care RemediChain pipeline for unused drugs a ‘World Changing Idea’
It specializes now in high-dollar chemotherapy drugs, which it ships for free to people who qualify.
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CoronavirusFederal agencies leaving Pipkin vaccine site Wednesday
The site will remain open, but with new hours beginning Thursday.
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EducationU of M expects boost in online enrollment through global partner
The InStride network includes the U of M and four U.S. Carnegie Level 1 Research universities, plus campuses on three other continents.
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Health Care Le Bonheur recruiting kids for COVID antibody therapy trial
Seeking children at high risk for severe COVID disease.
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Shelby County As area hits midway COVID vaccination goal, 5 ZIP codes lag
Vaccination rates in Shelby’s ZIP codes range from 21% to 62%.
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Health Care St. Jude joins chorus of voices advocating for HPV vaccine
Rates of HPV vaccination dropped 75% early in pandemic; experts say the lull leaves adolescents vulnerable to future cancers.
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BusinessU of M professor’s invention could be handy for FedEx or Amazon
The temperature-sensing device can be read remotely from a wand, great for couriers who could verify at the doorstep that a gourmet food kit or case of white wine or even caviar was delivered at the precise, optimum temperature.
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Health Care CDC watching heart inflammation in vaccinated young adults
CDC’s vaccine safety group did not report the number of cases but did say numbers were more prevalent in boys and young men.
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Business Memphis Medical District Collaborative names new president
Rory Thomas is charged with making the blocks and blocks — north to south — between Midtown and Downtown, glimmer with personality and vitality of their own.
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Shelby County State needs to up game in vaccine campaign, Harris says
Tennessee is one of the eight lowest performing states for vaccinations; Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says incentives are necessary.
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Spirit of Memphis Pandemic got you in historical fiction mood? Elmwood has contest for you
First-place winner gets $750; essay will be adapted for a character in the Soul of the City cemetery tour in October.
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Health Care VA’s virtual network gets neurologist to bedside, pronto
With Telestroke, expert on the screen in 10 minutes to help team determine care.
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Business Meow! Cats and owners cry out due to feline food shortage
Shortages, caused by a complex series of events including a jump in pet ownership, are not expected to abate until 2022.
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June 2021
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Health CareUTHSC building base at Regional One; chancellor, Methodist tight-lipped
Executive dean of College of Medicine outlined staffing assignments in mid-May; UT’s leader, Methodist CEO say plans are not final and it’s too early to comment.
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Health Care70% in Shelby County immune; once that would have been herd immunity
With the more contagious U.K. variant, a safe point of herd immunity is now 80% or more.
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Business New health directive eliminates most rules, goes into effect Saturday
New directive leaves most business restrictions up to the judgment of managers.
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CoronavirusPipkin COVID-19 vaccination site could close at end of July
A public vaccine option will be available after that at the Office of Emergency Management at 2668 Avery Ave.
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Education Hooks Institute offers discussion on critical race theory
Panel discussion designed to show how theory helps explain function of race in America and around world.
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Education Rhodes will charge unvaccinated students $3,000 annual fee
Rhodes is the first campus in Memphis to assess this type of fee.
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BusinessChlorine tablet shortage can sting if you don’t have a pool contract
Several pool companies have trichlor on hand and are taking care of regular customers. If you can find it, beware of sticker shock, they say. But some stores offer less-expensive alternatives.
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