Health department activates emergency plans after measles case confirmed
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Topic: Dr. Stephen Threlkeld
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March 2025
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What to make of measles: The situation in Shelby County
Tennessee’s herd immunity is high, but most physicians practicing now have never treated a case of measles. And adults, especially those between 40 and 68 years of age, might want another dose of the vaccine.
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For Memphis’ first COVID patient, early pandemic was personal
Baptist employee Marilyn Davis was the area’s first-known COVID-19 patient, collapsing at work on her way to the ER: “I was so sick, and I really thought I was going to die.”
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October 2022
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Infectious disease experts forecast harsh flu season
Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients.
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July 2022
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Shelby County on alert for monkeypox following report of first confirmed case
“The difference is that we know about this infection, it’s been here since 1950,” said an infectious disease expert. “We’re so far ahead with monkeypox, compared to where we were with COVID. But it makes it just truly a different type of problem altogether.”
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April 2022
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Shelby County sees uptick in COVID cases
The increase in cases aligns with national data, which shows new cases trending upward in many parts of the country as precautions like social distancing and mask wearing are loosened.
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October 2021
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Suburban parents consider vaccine options for children
Some parents remain unsure about their children receiving the shot. But one family’s experience of living in Europe and seeing unvaccinated classmates contract chickenpox was a game-changer.
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September 2021
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Last resort COVID treatment has long waiting list
Treatment can give COVID patients with a 10% survival rate close to a 50% chance of making it.
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August 2021
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Had COVID from a weaker strain? Get in vaccine line
You probably won’t get a serious case, but Delta is a much different foe, doctors say.
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July 2021
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CDC recommends new mask guidelines, even for those vaccinated
The change reflects research that shows the vaccinated can transmit the COVID-19 virus to others.
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COVID transmission rate soars to highest since April 2020
The positivity rate has tripled since July 1, to 8.9%. The majority of cases are the Delta variant, which is 50% to 60% more contagious than the B.1.1.7 strain that was dominant here from mid-March 2021 to early July.
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COVID hospitalizations rising
People with compromised immune systems should talk to their doctor about a third dose, Dr. Manoj Jain says.
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No COVID deaths in Shelby County since June 22
Coronavirus case rates are down 30% in the last 14 days.
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June 2021
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Vaccinated against COVID but still sick
Who is most at risk and how many local residents have reportedly been infected despite getting a vaccine.
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May 2021
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Will lift in mask mandate impact areas with low vaccine rates?
In some ZIP codes, vaccination rates are less than half the rates in other parts of Shelby County.
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Vaccinations for ages 12-15 possible by midweek
FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, May 12.
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St. Jude unlocks gold mine of virus data
As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.
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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.
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April 2021
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Shelby holds out on ending mask mandate as other metros fall in line
Sullivan, Knox, Hamilton and Madison counties lift mask mandates; Davidson is waiting.
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Average age of those hospitalized for COVID falls dramatically
Most people currently hospitalized for coronavirus in Memphis are 30-55 years old and many have no underlying health conditions — a big shift from late March when the average patient’s age was mid-70s.
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March 2021
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The Memphis 10: No more passes for the General Lee, and shots all around
The iconography atop the General Lee is the battle flag of a slavery republic. Violence in the name of white supremacy is its inherent, explicit meaning.
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Exclusive: Survey reveals how many are likely to get vaccine, reasons for those who will not
One-fifth of respondents have no plans to get a COVID vaccine; nearly another 20% are on the fence.
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January 2021
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Antibody infusion shows 80% effectiveness in nursing home patients
The emergency-use therapy is available for people who test positive and who could become severely ill due to age or underlying conditions.
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Equity already issue in who’s getting vaccine; so is missing data on race
Early results on who has received vaccine so far in Shelby County and Tennessee show some disparities, with a large percentage of recipients statewide being of “unknown” race, which is a problem, experts say.
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Local scientists, labs rushing to sequence UK variant
Variant doesn’t appear to be more virulent but could ramp reproduction rate here from 1.07 to 1.57 and dramatically increase deaths.
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