There are 15 article(s) tagged COVID-19 vaccines:

• August 2022

  • 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.

    By The Associated Press August 31, 2022

• August 2021

  • Sanford: In the battle against COVID, let’s listen to the experts and ignore the nonsense

    And now that the Food and Drug Administration has moved the Pfizer vaccine from emergency-use authorization to full approval, I expect to see more employers, public and private, requiring the vaccine as a condition of employment.

    By Otis Sanford August 26, 2021

  • Germantown Baptist Church to reopen as mass vaccination site

    Germantown Baptist Church will reopen as a mass vaccination site in September.

    By Abigail Warren August 20, 2021

  • Germantown requiring vaccinations for city employees

    Germantown will mandate vaccines for city employees with termination a possibility if they don’t comply. 

    By Abigail Warren August 04, 2021

• June 2021

  • Opinion: Vaccinating children against COVID will help them get back to normal

    Hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. have been vaccinated. The side effects have been minimal, and the benefits have been dramatic. Vaccinating children will help protect them from infection and reduce chances for spreading the virus.

    By James R. Downing, Michael Wiggins, Steve Schwab June 09, 2021

• May 2021

  • Opinion: Not vaccinated? There are plenty of shady trees at Elmwood

    While ignorance has always been preventable and COVID-19 is now preventable, nothing can prevent stupid in 100% of us. Not getting a vaccine is all about you, a selfish and self-indulgent exercise.

    By Dan Conaway May 07, 2021

• March 2021

  • Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered

    Our running list of questions and answers has been updated with more locations where people can get vaccinated.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 08, 2021

  • Single-dose Johnson & Johnson headed to state; details regarding Shelby unclear

    The first shipment of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is expected to arrive in Tennessee on Wednesday as local officials increase the anticipated number of vaccines administered by Aug. 1.

    By Omer Yusuf March 03, 2021

  • 13 local Walgreens to begin offering vaccines

    Immunizations will begin on Friday, March 5 at the locations, which are part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 03, 2021

• February 2021

  • Mayor Harris promises changes at Pipkin vaccination site after weekend of confusion

    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.

    By Abigail Warren February 15, 2021

  • Frustration mounts among Memphians seeking second dose of COVID-19 vaccines

    Many Memphians are growing frustrated and the gap between those receiving first and second doses is widening. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 09, 2021

  • Health care workers among those reluctant to get vaccinated

    Despite public health experts’ pleas to get vaccinated, health care workers are among a third of reluctant Americans wanting to wait to get a COVID-19 shot. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 01, 2021

• January 2021

  • Vaccine gives hope to ICU nurse and her mother

    Toni Woods feels safer after second dose, but she knows her patients and her mother still need her to keep working, avoid risk.

    By David Waters January 15, 2021

  • Drive-thru vaccine sites closed for now

    Drive-thru sites were busy all weekend; the Health Department will announce later this week when and where drive-thru sites will reopen. 

    By Jane Roberts January 04, 2021

• October 2020

  • FedEx’s air freight boom fuels Memphis airport cargo growth

    Memphis International Airport posted a 17.4% increase in cargo volume in September, the third double-digit monthly increase since COVID-19 hit in March. 

    By Wayne Risher October 15, 2020