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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the city is confident —along with its other partners like local hospitals — it can currently deliver 40,000 inoculations, both first and second doses, each week. That’s more double the current average of 10,000 to 15,000 doses administered.
Those eligible for phase 1b will be able to make appointments starting Wednesday, Feb. 24. That includes teachers, residents above age 65 and childcare workers.
Teachers in the suburban municipal districts can begin receiving vaccinations beginning Wednesday as educators begin to receive the shots.
After a late-night notification, teachers braved Monday’s weather to receive expiring doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Saturday, many were turned away unable to receive a vaccine. They were told to return Sunday and some arrived to a snowy lot with no staff on site.
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member JB Smiley Jr. says the Health Department needs “boots on the ground” in Black communities to remedy a racial disparity in who is getting the COVID-19 vaccines.
Overall, a total of 94,664 total doses were administered in Shelby County. At least 69,557 people in Shelby County received one vaccine dose; 25,107 people have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Health Department data.
The Appling City Cove vaccination site remains the closest site for Northeast Shelby County as suburbs in that area seek a location to serve their citizens.
Discussion of Shelby County increasing vaccine sites countywide includes a possibility of Frayser. The Health Department already has a first-dose location at the Whitehaven Center of Southwest Tennessee Community College.
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, here’s what Shelby County can learn from other areas around the nation.
In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021.
The council Tuesday voted unanimously to join a call by leaders in 22 of the nation’s largest cities to ask President Joe Biden to send vaccine directly to the cities and bypass state governments.
The two mayors, in an extended interview on “Behind The Headlines,” say new vaccines that don’t require two doses or sub-zero refrigeration could work better for meeting the need countywide.
Dr. Stephen Threlkeld, one of the city’s leading experts on the COVID-19 virus, says state and local officials need to figure out a vaccine pipeline that can keep the vaccine coming while not forgetting about the importance of testing.
Funeral workers and those 75 and older became eligible for the vaccine this week. Sunday they turned out to get their first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
FedEx reported at mid-day Monday, Dec. 14, it had delivered COVID-19 vaccines to more than 100 destinations without incident and ahead of schedule.
FedEx and UPS could gain $100 million to $300 million in new revenue from COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the U.S., a Bank of America research report says. Related article: COVID-19 vaccine moves through Memphis hub
“This is among the most important work in the history of our company, and we’re honored to be a part of the effort to help end this pandemic,” FedEx president and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam said in a release.
The Canadian government has agreements with seven vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna.
FedEx was expected to handle about 26 million shipments on Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, and more than 24 million shipments a day on Dec. 1, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14.
FedEx is in daily contact with stakeholders in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, from manufacturers and distributors to government agencies to some sites where vaccines will be administered.
FedEx is hiring, buying freezers and working with pharmaceutical companies to plan a massive distribution effort for the coronavirus vaccine, in which Memphis is expected to play a crucial role.
A preliminary plan for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines prioritizes vulnerable populations and areas hard hit by the virus.
If current trends continue, FedEx expects to have the cash to restore annual incentive compensation bonuses last paid in 2018 as well as funding an hourly incentive plan.
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