SCS: 490 new COVID-19 cases among students, 89 among staff
Shelby County Schools reported 490 student cases among the district’s public and charter schools and 89 cases among staff.
Topic: COVID-19
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September 2021
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COVID, bus problems mark beginning of Lakeland school year
The opening of schools in Lakeland has brought about the COVID-19 headaches suffered by every district, but also a shortage of bus drivers.
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Walgreens mobile clinic offers free vaccines at LeMoyne-Owen College
The clinic began touring HBCUs on Sept. 1, having visited Morris Brown College, Alabama State University, Tuskegee University and LeMoyne-Owen College.
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Biden declares sweeping new vaccine mandate for 100M Americans
The rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. And the roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated.
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Health Dept. director: ‘COVID is not done with us’
The local Health Department is not planning on additional COVID-19 business restrictions at this time but “nothing is off the table,” said its director.
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COVID-19 spreading questions faster than answers; maybe this will help
In the first of two parts, leading physicians speak to the history of COVID-19, its possible origins, the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, and the the role of masking, among other topics.
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Answers to COVID questions follow the science, not a wish list
In the second of two parts, Dr. Jon McCullers of UTHSC and Dr. William Schaffner from Vanderbilt Medical Center tackle questions about vaccination, length of immunity, ‘long COVID,’ the possibility of COVID ‘passports’ and continuing to live in a coronavirus world.
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A hospital crisis in Mississippi, the least-vaccinated state
Mississippi’s low vaccinated rate, with about 38% of the state’s 3 million people fully inoculated against COVID-19, is driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations that is overwhelming medical workers.
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SCS: 642 new COVID-19 cases among students, 87 among staff
The figures mean there have been 1,650 cases among students since the start of the school year and 246 among staff.
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August 2021
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Two DeSoto County school buildings closed due to COVID-19
Lewisburg Middle School in DeSoto County will transition to virtual learning Thursday, Aug. 26, after a recommendation from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Bartlett considering virtual program for quarantined students
This virtual school discussion comes as the Delta variant’s rise led to the latest COVID-19 surge throughout Shelby County with pediatric cases increasing compared to previous surges in the pandemic.
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Houston Middle sees 27 COVID-19 cases
Houston Middle is seeing the largest number of parents opting out of the Shelby County Health Department mask mandate — with 22% of 834 HMS students receiving parental permission to not mask.
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SCS releases COVID-19 case data
The most recent data available is from Aug. 13-19, the second week of school.
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U of M students return to campus
The University of Memphis campus was teeming with activity Monday, Aug. 23, as students returned for in-person learning.
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Calkins: Best way to honor Danton Barto is to get the shot that would’ve saved his life
Danton Barto, the all-time leading tackler in Memphis football history, has died of COVID-19. Before he died, he asked his wife to get vaccinated. The best way for Tigers fans to honor him would be to roll up their sleeves for No. 59.
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SCS parents protest in-person classes at Board of Education
Parents are expressing growing concerns about the safety of their children in schools. They want an option to send children back to school virtually.
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Westwood High COVID-related death identified
A youth who died at Le Bonheur over the weekend has been identified as 16-year-old Westwood High student Azorean Tatum.
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COVID-19’s probably a ‘forever virus’
The 1918 influenza pandemic killed tens of millions worldwide, but 30 to 40 years later, it had evolved into a much less serious disease. COVID-19 will likely follow a similar path — never going away, but becoming less deadly over time.
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Memphis near the eye of national mask debate storm
Tennessee finds itself at the center of a national debate over whether mask mandates promote public health at the expense of citizens’ liberty.
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Lausanne-Southwind football game canceled
COVID-19 issues at Southwind result in forfeit, with Lausanne awarded a victory.
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Schools see baseline of COVID-19 before governor’s order
Schools saw COVID-19 even when universal masking was required. The numbers from the first week of school, prior to Gov. Bill Lee’s order, provide a baseline.
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U of M students petition for hybrid classes
Some students at the University of Memphis are petitioning to make the hybrid model a permanent option for all courses.
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Hundreds of Collierville students in quarantine after first week of school
Collierville Schools said more than 70 students have contracted COVID-19, causing 241 students to quarantine. About 11.16% of Collierville students opted out of masking.
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Calkins: Former Memphis great Danton Barto intubated and fighting for his life
Danton Barto, Memphis football’s all-time leading tackler, is in the hospital fighting COVID-19. He sent his wife, Shelly Beth, a text: “Get that shot for me.”
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Herrington: From anti-mask to ‘exceptionalism,’ a two-front schools battle our kids don’t need
Our schools: A two-front political battlefield our kids didn’t ask for and really don’t need right now. Education shouldn’t be conscription, especially in the service of others’ political ambitions.
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