Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new Omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.
Topic: COVID-19
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December 2021
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U of M lifts employee vaccine mandate
The university still encouraged workers to get vaccinated and submit proof.
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Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing
Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.
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November 2021
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Behind The Headlines: Thompson and Gillespie have differing views of special session
State Representatives John Gillespie and Dwayne Thompson spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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Herrington: Thoughts on the Grizzlies’ big losses and changing COVID policies
Losing big for the Grizzlies this season has been nearly synonymous with when they lose at all, because seven of eight losses have been by double-digits.
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Tigers, Grizzlies games no longer require proof of vaccination, negative test
The new policy goes into effect immediately.
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Pop-up COVID vaccination site coming to Hickory Hill
Doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson will be offered.
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US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead
The move to expand comes as new COVID-19 cases have climbed steadily over the last two weeks, especially in states where colder weather is driving people indoors.
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Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing
Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.
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U of M to require COVID-19 vaccinations for faculty, staff
The university clarified that a September executive order from the Biden administration requiring vaccinations for federal contractors would apply to the university.
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All 1,000 appointments filled at SCS child vaccination event
Shelby County schools will vaccinate about 1,000 of its students between the ages of 5 and 11 at the Board of Education this Friday and Saturday, according to the district.
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SCS: 52 new COVID-19 cases among students, 7 among staff
Shelby County Schools reported 52 new COVID-19 cases among students and 7 among staff at its public and charter schools this week, just as the first children between 5 and 11 years old are receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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October 2021
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Partisan school board elections approved among COVID-19 bills
Legislators voted to allow, but not require, partisan school board elections. The legislature also reviewed a number of bills related COVID-19 measures.
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Legislators approve bill limiting Health Department autonomy
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SCS: 68 new COVID-19 cases among students, 20 among staff
Shelby County Schools reported 68 new COVID-19 cases among students and 20 new cases among staff at its public and charter schools this week.
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SCS reports new COVID cases for 55 students, 16 staffers
One staff case was reported at a charter school in the district.
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Uncovering COVID’s new connection with diabetes
“This is my advice: Go get a full physical. Try to find out everything that is going on with you.”
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SCS: 140 new COVID-19 cases among students, 24 among staff
Shelby County Schools reported 140 new COVID-19 cases among students and 24 among staff at its public and charter schools this week. This week’s case count is the lowest since school started, Aug. 9, 2021.
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SCS offers retroactive COVID-19 sick leave
Shelby County Schools has announced that employees can receive up to 10 consecutive days of paid sick leave while in isolation following a positive COVID-19 test.
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September 2021
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Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend
The director of hospital services at Vanderbilt Behavior Health says the pandemic-associated stress has become like the underlying conditions that make the virus itself more dangerous.
Related Story: A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us
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A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us
“We’re tired,” Sutton Mora, executive vice president and COO of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) said, speaking for one and all. “That’s the word I keep using over and over.”
Related story: Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend
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SCS reports new COVID cases among 324 students, 57 staff members
Statewide, there have been 4,933 student cases and 755 staff cases reported as of Friday afternoon.
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Frayser Community Schools student dies from COVID-19
FCS was informed the student had been out of school since Aug. 16 due to an unrelated issue before being diagnosed with coronavirus, according to FCS spokesperson Erica Williams.
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SCS superintendent discusses leading SCS through pandemic
SCS Superintendent Joris M. Ray and Deputy Superintendent Angela Whitelaw joined Behind the Headlines to discuss what the full return to school buildings looks like and what the district is doing to keep students safe.
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SCS reports 516 new student COVID-19 cases, 69 staff
Shelby County Schools reported 516 new COVID-19 cases among students and 69 among staff at the district’s public and charter schools.
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Strickland sniffling, but expects quick return to office
The mayor is among 23% of Memphians who got COVID despite being vaccinated. About 77% of the city’s coronavirus patients are unvaccinated; 94% who are hospitalized are unvaccinated, and 99% of fatalities are unvaccinated, said Dr. Richard Walker, interim head of emergency medicine at UTHSC.
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