Health Dept. extends hours for pediatric COVID shots
The Shelby County Health Department reports having vaccinated 126 children age 5 to 11 on Thursday, Nov. 4.
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November 2021
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Health Dept.'s Taylor believes Shelby County is on ‘correct side’ of surge
The transmission rate is decreasing in the county, according to Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor.
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Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 87 new cases daily
Shelby County has averaged 87 new coronavirus cases reported per day for the past seven days.
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October 2021
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Legislators approve bill limiting Health Department autonomy
The bill amending the Health Department’s power is headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk.
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Partisan school board elections approved among COVID-19 bills
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Local officials seek increase in first, second COVID vaccine doses
In Shelby County, 53.6% of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose, while 40.8% is fully vaccinated.
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State proposal would limit local health departments’ power even in pandemic
The bill would give the Tennessee health commissioner the authority to determine uniform quarantine guidelines for the state and appoint county health directors.
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Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 90 new cases per day
There are 1,102 active cases reported in Shelby County, with 287 — or 26% — of them being pediatric.
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Majority of COVID vaccination doses given in Shelby County now third doses
The majority of COVID-19 vaccination doses being given in Shelby County now are third doses, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday.
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Coronavirus numbers continuing downward trend in Shelby County
Numbers are moving downward in every age group, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said.
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Coronavirus: See Shelby County’s three main surges
And how they compare with one another.
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Memphis Health Center taking COVID shots, tests mobile
Memphis Health Center aims to use its new mobile health clinic to travel through ZIP codes that are flagged by the Shelby County Health Department for having the lowest COVID-19 testing numbers and highest positive test rates.
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County earns back right to give COVID vaccine
The Shelby County Health Department is giving Pfizer doses at its offices at 814 Jefferson.
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Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 245 new cases per day
The Shelby County Health Department reported 256 new coronavirus cases and 19 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
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Health Dept. Director: ‘We wish they would call us back’
“People don’t understand why they are being asked to name people. They don’t understand the whole role of contact tracing,” said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
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September 2021
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Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 312 new cases per day
There are 3,855 reported active coronavirus cases, 1,267 — or 33% — of them pediatric.
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New health order offers clarity on boosters, OSHA vaccination standard
Also stresses adherence to the mask mandate in K-12 schools and where compliance issues can be reported.
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Health Dept. director ‘cautiously optimistic’ about COVID trends
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she was “cautiously optimistic as cases and the 7-day average and positivity rate are dropping.”
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As childhood vaccinations lag, doctors worry about measles, chicken pox
Thousands of locals — mostly children in lower socio-economic brackets — could be vulnerable to diseases such as measles, diphtheria and chicken pox.
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Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging about 600 new cases per day
There are 7,083 reported active cases, with 2,476 — or 35% — of those being pediatric.
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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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Health Department confirms first case of West Nile disease
Trucks will be spraying in specific ZIP codes next week.
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August 2021
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Health Department renews mask order in new directive
New order also gives details on who is eligible for boosters now and will be in September.
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96% of COVID patients at Methodist, Baptist are unvaccinated
Out of the 1,826 COVID-19 deaths reported by the Shelby County Health Department since the coronavirus pandemic began, 10 were among vaccinated individuals.
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To avoid restaurant restrictions, just wear a mask, health dept. says
While the Health Department has the authority to enact stricter rules, Director Taylor says she believes compliance with the new mask mandate will dampen the Delta surge.
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Mask mandate may not apply in church, other cases
Other examples include K-12 schoolchildren whose parents have asked in writing for masking exemptions.
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