How to order free COVID tests
“I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain additional free COVID-19 test kits delivered to your home address,” said the Shelby County Health Department’s director.
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October 2024
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August 2024
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Calkins: As Dr. McCullers led Memphis through the pandemic, he fought his own private battle
Dr. Jon McCullers became an influential leader of the Mid-South’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of that, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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Q&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
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COVID now looks more like other common respiratory viruses
Like many parts of the world, the Memphis area is seeing a COVID uptick. What differs now is the virus has become endemic like the flu and RSV.
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Q&A: Dr. McCullers on how Memphis managed the pandemic — and what still makes people mad
Dr. Jon McCullers, who helped lead Memphis through the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving for a new job in Houston. Here are his thoughts on how Memphis handled school closings, vaccinations, football games and Black Lives Matter protests.
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As Dr. McCullers led Memphis through the pandemic, he fought his own private battle
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September 2023
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COVID hasn’t left, but flu might be worse this winter
COVID hasn’t gone away, but experts say the trend is in the right direction.
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May 2023
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Long COVID prompts more questions than answers
What causes long COVID in some people and not others?
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April 2023
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Health officials hold final COVID briefing
Dr. Michelle Taylor, Shelby County Health Department director, said the decision to end the regularly scheduled meetings is a result of improvement over the last few weeks.
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March 2023
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Health Department ending social media, email COVID updates
The agency will continue to post weekly COVID-19 updates on its website.
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October 2022
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‘Pandemic’ or ‘Endemic,’ COVID-19 isn’t going away and might pack a winter punch
COVID-19 is still with us — no matter if it's categorized as a pandemic or an endemic. And two infectious disease experts say while there is less infection than there once was, danger remains. Cloudy messaging from leaders only hurts the public health effort.
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August 2022
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common Omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.
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Taylor: Health Dept. ‘actively working’ with local monkeypox patients
Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor kicked off Monday’s Shelby County Commission meeting with local updates on both COVID-19 and monkeypox.
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Will Danton Barto have his number retired?
The Tigers have a new process of retiring numbers of former athletes and Danton Barto’s name has been submitted.
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May 2022
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Memphis-connected COVID drug fast-tracked for emergency use
The drug was created as an anti-cancer agent in collaboration with GTx, a former Memphis pharmaceutical firm.
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April 2022
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Memphis scientists instrumental in new, landmark COVID drug
The next possible landmark COVID drug is so rich in Memphis DNA that if approved by the FDA, patent royalty checks will immediately flow to town. Plus, it’s in capsule form, taken once a day for 21 days. It does not need to be refrigerated and can be shipped easily and inexpensively around the world.
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Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules
Major airlines were some of the first to update their rules after the court decision. United, Southwest, American, Alaska, Delta and JetBlue announced that, effective immediately, masks would no longer be required on domestic flights.
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March 2022
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Lack of indoor air standards putting schoolkids at risk
Studies show that poor indoor air quality hurts the health, academic performance, behavior and morale of students and teachers. And yet, there are no federal laws or regulations that govern indoor air quality in schools, not even in a pandemic.
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Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing
The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, March 10.
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February 2022
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‘I’m just trying to keep from getting sick’
Despite shifts in CDC guidelines, a mask giveaway hosted by the Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has plenty of takers.
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Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing
The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Feb.10.
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Conaway: A COVID trip with an old friend
“Pete Bale called. Out of the blue. Probably a decade since we talked. It took about 10 seconds before we were laughing, since we remembered the sound of that, of each other.”
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Health Officials adjust local COVID data
The Shelby County Health Department has added an additional number of cases to the total COVID-19 case count.
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Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.
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January 2022
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Officials to pause issuance of health orders
“We will continue to promote and protect the health of Shelby County citizens and residents,” Dr. Taylor said.
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Watch the COVID-19 Task Force Briefing
The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Jan. 27.
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Whitehaven COVID vaccination site to reopen Friday
It will offer first, second and third Pfizer doses to people age 12 and older.
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