Next four weeks ‘critical’ as federal vaccine help likely to move on in May
FEMA is expected to pack up and leave May 17, taking 21,000 extra doses of the vaccine with it.
Jane Roberts
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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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Transportation & Logistics NASA selects Rhodes for student-made satellite launch
Rhodes’ satellite is expected to have cleared the hurdles to launch by June 2023.
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Shelby County Low vaccine turnout raises questions about how long military needed at Pipkin
Demand, even with $20 gift cards, is at one-third of the capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
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Shelby CountyLeftover blood tests lead to COVID revelation
A U of M researcher combing through hundreds of local samples has found almost double the coronavirus antibodies expected.
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BusinessLarger festivals edge closer to full arenas
The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and Art in the Loop are planning for thousands over the weekend in distanced events.
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Business A fourth COVID surge would affect the young, workforce
Current disease modeling of the U.K. variant, 50% more contagious than the original Wuhan strain of coronavirus, shows Shelby County cases could rise to 300 to 400 a day. This can pose a problem for employers already struggling to fill positions.
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Health Care 500 ways to support health care heroes
The goal is to receive commitments for 500 gifts in 24 hours.
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Shelby County In a week, we’ll know if COVID case rise is a blip or fourth surge
If the numbers do not decline, another health directive could be out in two weeks instead of a month, and it likely will not include the ease in masking restrictions Dr. Bruce Randolph alluded to on Tuesday, April 13.
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Education Memphis delegation takes UTHSC to task for 70 layoffs
Eight of the 19 members sign letter asking for workers to be reinstated.
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Shelby County Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?
On the high end, applications at Rhodes College are up 25%, but down an equal percent at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
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Health Care State survey finds which demographics fear vaccine most
Most resistance to getting vaccinated is among rural, white people who identify as conservative, the survey found.
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Business Dancing’s back — officially — and so are buffets and festivals
Indoor dancing and buffet lines will be back on Saturday, April 17.
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MetroNew health directive expected this week, mask mandate could be gone in a month
A more permissive health directive could be issued in 30 days if numbers hold steady.
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City of MemphisHealth officials: 2,000-3,000 locally have received J&J vaccine
Doug McGowen also says doses were wasted last weekend when the size of the line at the Pipkin Building site was overestimated. He says fewer than 100 doses have been lost since the city took over vaccine distribution in late February.
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City of Memphis Pipkin business up, no-appointment spontaneity part of it
No-appointment hours at the Pipkin site are from 2-7 p.m. today and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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CoronavirusU.S. recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine; Memphis to offer Pfizer in its place
The CDC and FDA are investigating clots in six women in the days after receiving the J & J vaccine, in combination with reduced platelet counts. More than 6.8 million J & J doses have been administered in the U.S.
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Spirit of Memphis Can-do doc vaccinating the fragile, one house at a time
The state has given Dr. David Weber 200 doses so far for patients too fragile to leave home.
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Spirit of Memphis Meritan fans out to vaccinate the most vulnerable
The pilot is designed to get logistics down in a house-to-house vaccination effort, the most expensive way by far to deliver vaccination doses.
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Spirit of Memphis Al Green, ‘tired of being alone,’ sings vaccine’s virtue
The venerable Al Green shows his comedic side while getting his second vaccination shot Thursday at Saint Francis, then woos others to follow suit.
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Health Care Experts sharpen tools as COVID variants become biggest threat
U.K. variant is now the most common in Shelby County. The question is, how sick will it make people in their 20s, 30s and 40s?
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CoronavirusPipkin has no-appointment evenings, other vaccine incentives
City also giving MATA riders free rides to Pipkin and making blocks of slots available to groups, including businesses.
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Shelby County Military brings precision, discipline to Pipkin vaccinations
Shelby County is one of five counties in the eight-state FEMA Region 4 to have received the federal infusion.
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Shelby CountyU.K. variant transitioning to dominant COVID-19 strain
With ample vaccine, the push is on to get people in line to stem the tide of the rapidly growing U.K. strain, which now accounts for 30%-50% of COVID cases in Shelby County.
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Metro New P.1 case tied to travel; authorities hunting source in another
Authorities are concentrating their search in ZIP codes with high concentrations of warehousing and manufacturing.
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City of MemphisEaster still subdued but churches taking bigger baby steps
Churches moving outdoors, broadcasting and inching up on pew capacity for Easter.
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