There are 6 article(s) tagged monkeypox:

• August 2022

  • Shelby County Health Department Director reflects on her first year

    Dr. Michelle Taylor, on “Behind The Headlines,” talks about the the local health department’s relationship with state health officials after the Tennessee General Assembly stripped the local health department of its autonomy. 

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2022

  • Health Dept. offering monkeypox vaccinations

    As of Friday, Aug. 12, 171 Shelby County residents had been vaccinated against monkeypox. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 18, 2022

  • 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. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 09, 2022

  • Health Department reports new monkeypox cases

    As of Tuesday, Aug. 2, a total of four presumptive monkeypox cases have been reported in Shelby County, according to the local health department. 

    By Jasmine McCraven August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • 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.”

    By Aisling Mäki July 27, 2022

  • Shelby County reports first case of monkeypox

    Shelby County reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox on Monday, July 25, marking the 18th reported case in Tennessee. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 25, 2022