Memphis pop-up clinics to help children get up to date on immunizations
A shot nurse gives an immunization shot to a 6-month-old child at Christ Community Health Services in 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
During the pandemic, many parents fell behind on their children’s regular childhood immunizations. A series of free clinics will help get Memphis kids up to date on their vaccinations.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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