With UK strain likely, Super Bowl becomes new test of diligence
Army veteran Sam Ott receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Memphis VA Medical Center on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in the hospital parking lot. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
While no other lab has confirmed the case yet, local experts say the cluster of people around the suspected case could quickly move it to community transmission.
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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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