Nursing students tapped to help administer vaccines
As details of the COVID-19 innoculation campaign are finalized, a potential labor force of 2,500 students and faculty from University of Tennessee Health Science Center and another 300 to 500 nursing students from the University of Memphis will be available. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
How fast the vaccine is available to the general public will depend on how many people in the priority categories decide to get it.
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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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