Kinks remain at Pipkin but road getting smoother
Bill Bayne, 77, reads a book while waiting in line to receive his COVID-19 vaccine inside the Pipkin Building, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (Brad Vest/Daily Memphian to The Daily Memphian)
Tyrone Currie (right) drives his parents, James Thomas Currie (left) and Luvenia Currie, while waiting to receive their COVID-19 vaccine inside the Pipkin Building, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“They have mishandled this whole process,” Judith Rogers (right) said while waiting for more than three hours in line Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at the Pipkin Building. Her son-in-law Kevin Petite is at left. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
McKinley Wallace hands out forms to people waiting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine inside the Pipkin Building, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Issues still vexing at Pipkin, but the road to vaccine has been so long, few giving up.
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Pipkin Building Shelby County Health Department coronavirus vaccine COVID-19 vaccinationJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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