Heads up! Second-dose vaccine notices coming this week
Nearly 1,000 people in Shelby County due second doses could start receiving them in the last week of January.
Topic: Dr. Jeff Warren
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January 2021
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State to begin vaccinating elderly next month
The Tennessee Health Department adds elderly to vaccine priority list in 10-year swaths, starting with those 75 and older.
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December 2020
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Shelby County hospital capacity reflects post-holiday surge
Shelby County’s hospital beds are filling up even though the county has one of the lowest new case rates in Tennessee, according to a New York Times database.
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Some businesses already feel pain of possible lockdown
A new health directive is looming – one that could significantly tighten restrictions for the upcoming holidays.
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Memphis looks at pre-Christmas lockdown; suburbs say no way
The Memphis City Council will consider asking health officials for another lockdown just before Christmas, but suburban mayors adamantly oppose such action.
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Health care employees most vulnerable in local workforce
Nurses in hospitals are the most vulnerable, according to contact tracing interviews conducted in the last 30 days.
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Expect pressure on hospitals to test staff more often
The next Shelby County Health Directive, expected soon, will include recommendations that hospitals test employees regularly.
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CA hospital, EMS surge facility prepared
People behind the COVID pressure-valve facilities in Shelby County are ready to go to work if the surge overwhelms hospital capacity.
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City lobbying disclosure voted down by City Council
The measure by council member Chase Carlisle was one vote short of the seven needed. It failed after a council debate that included one council member remembering his own brush with corruption charges. Others argued the proposal was arbitrary and cumbersome.
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November 2020
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Don’t make restaurants pay the price for your not wearing a mask
You might not think much of the latest health directive, but are you prepared for your favorite restaurants to pay a fine or be shut down if you don’t follow the rules?
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How we fare with peer cities on COVID-19
As the numbers tick up, Memphis and four other municipalities see similar trajectories.
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State’s IT upgrade to blame for erratic COVID case numbers this week
An IT upgrade to the state’s National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System threw off COVID case data entry, creating lags in case numbers that persisted throughout the week.
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July 2020
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Don’t overreact to high positivity rate, experts say
Weekly averages tone down bumps that show up when tests come from a high-impact area or are delayed in being processed and are reported all at once.
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Testing delays cause strain in every facet of health care
Dr. Jeff Warren says Shelby County now has "too many people who are sick to be able to randomly test people who aren’t."
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June 2020
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Coronavirus cases continue to rise locally as transmission spreads
From June 3 to Wednesday, Shelby County averaged 131 new cases and 1,558 tests results a day with an 8.4% positive rate. Five of the six highest single-day totals of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County occurred in the past two weeks.
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Restaurants: Round Two at India Palace
In lieu of a buffet, India Palace is serving food thali style, and is giving customers masks if they arrive without one.
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We visited 50 restaurants to see who’s following the rules
On 50 restaurant visits, we spotted 51 violations, the majority having to do with employees not wearing masks or wearing them improperly.
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Among doctors worried about rising numbers is CEO of field hospital
CEO Richard Walker of the unopened field hospital is a former Boy Scout who loved search-and-rescue work.
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Businesses may soon get grade for how well they comply with face masks
Graduate students in public health will begin tabulations and surveys next week. The grading would be an extension of “knowing where we are and where we want to get to,” according to Dr. Manoj Jain.
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Shelby County coronavirus cases continue to rise as testing levels off
Following an increase in new cases over the past two weeks, the Shelby County Health Department announced Monday plans to delay a move into Phase 3 until at least June 15.
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Pass virus on now, 900 will get it over next 2 months
The coronavirus reproduction rate has hovered at 1.2 during Phase 2 of the business reopening, which went into effect May 18.
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City’s plan to test 30,000 a day has critics
As Memphis sees a spike in coronavirus cases and plans move forward to expand testing, some medical professionals say it's not a great idea because of the risk of false-positive results.
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Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day
People could expect to be tested several times a month at work if employers sign on.
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COVID-19 test proves painless and fast
Getting a COVID-19 test is getting easier. Testing sites are rarely full. Some already offer a painless self-test and others are headed that way.
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May 2020
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$450M for Memphis founder: We need to compare TVA vs. MISO power costs
To date, four independent studies – including one also financed by MLGW – have come to the same conclusion that if Memphis would leave TVA and join MISO, the city could save up to $450 million a year.
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