St. Jude joining first civilian space mission, coordinated by Musk’s SpaceX
St. Jude will get two of the four crew positions; details will air on an ad in the first quarter of the Super Bowl.
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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February 2021
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Business Kinks remain at Pipkin but road getting smoother
Issues still vexing at Pipkin, but the road to vaccine has been so long, few giving up.
Related story: Third day goes smoothly at Appling vaccination site
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January 2021
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Coronavirus 5,000-6,000 extra weekly doses headed to Shelby County
Thousands of extra COVID-19 vaccine doses are headed to Shelby County from the state and Centers for Disease Control.
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Health Care Hundreds turned away from Pipkin late Tuesday; Health Dept. says vaccine was available
Health Department is sending emails to some turned away saying vaccine was available and apologizing for error.
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Coronavirus Walmart will offer COVID-19 vaccines in Shelby County
Eleven Walmart stores are participating in Shelby County.
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Shelby County Rules changing at Pipkin vaccination site, Haushalter says
People are asked to not come hours early and have proof of their appointment, but the lines were long once again at the Pipkin Building on Thursday.
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Shelby County State working to open vaccine site with big box retailer
Appointments at big-box stores will be made through the Health Department.
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Coronavirus Health Dept. announces Whitehaven vaccination site
The location is expected to open late next week.
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Education Southwest wins national award for improving process, narrowing gaps
Southwest Tennessee Community College is one of three recipients of the 2021 Bellwether Award. It represents five years of work to improve the student experience, from registration to graduation.
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Shelby County Haushalter apologizes for chaos at Pipkin, promises better
Capacity at Pipkin doubled Wednesday; late in the day, the lines were running smoothly.
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Health Care Three shots? Moderna tests booster as new strains threaten
South Africa strain shows power of mutation against protective forces of two approved vaccines being deployed around the world.
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Shelby CountyReproduction rate at epidemic low; other stats encouraging
“We want to remind people that we saw that it was necessary to change the health directive in response to changes we are seeing in the data,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said. “We are making progress. There is a downward trend in a lot of our metrics.”
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Shelby County Health Dept. testing messaging system for vaccine standby list
After receiving a text, people would have four hours to get to a vaccination site.
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Coronavirus Locations, signup link released for second doses
Second COVID-19 vaccination dose is available only at Appling site this week.
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Health Care UTHSC widens opioid study to add focus in Frayser
With feet on the ground and money for Uber rides, researchers hope to stop barriers that keep Black people out of treatment.
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Health Care Antibody infusion shows 80% effectiveness in nursing home patients
The emergency-use therapy is available for people who test positive and who could become severely ill due to age or underlying conditions.
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Shelby County Shelby County announces 2nd dose appointments
Those who received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine can begin making appointments for a second dose starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25.
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Financial Services Shelby County is poster child in national eviction study
The county’s large-scale evictions, relatively affordable housing and median unemployment rate make it representative of hundreds of communities in the nation.
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Education U of M commits to $15 an hour minimum wage by June 5
Union workers have fought for increased wages at the University of Memphis for several years.
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Health CareHealth Directive No. 17 loosening restrictions issued
No businesses are specifically closed under the new directive, but restrictions remain and individuals are asked to play larger role in tamping down community transmission.
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Shelby County Heads up! Second-dose vaccine notices coming this week
Nearly 1,000 people in Shelby County due second doses could start receiving them in the last week of January.
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MetroHealth Dept. will issue Health Directive No. 17 on Jan. 20
The indoor capacity of restaurants will increase from 25% to 50%, effective Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Health Care Where, how you live matter when it comes to COVID-19
Charisse Madlock-Brown leads a group looking at social determinants of health in a massive, NIH-funded database representing 2.5 million people tested for COVID in about 75 clinical centers around the nation.
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Metro Yes, Tennessee employers can mandate vaccine, but...
One Memphis lawyer says the downside of mandating the vaccine could be having to fire a significant number of staff who will refuse it without grounds.
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Shelby County Equity already issue in who’s getting vaccine; so is missing data on race
Early results on who has received vaccine so far in Shelby County and Tennessee show some disparities, with a large percentage of recipients statewide being of “unknown” race, which is a problem, experts say.
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