Memphis’ mid-'90s hepatitis A vaccination program influenced the nation
Although a hepatitis A epidemic is raging around the country, the numbers are low in Shelby County, thanks in part to mandatory vaccinations given to school children in 1994 and 1995. Many of those children remained in Memphis and carried their immunity into adulthood. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
After tens of thousands of Memphis schoolchildren were vaccinated during the 1994-96 outbreak, the CDC looked at results and changed its rules on when shots are given.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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