Breakthrough COVID cases rising, 95% or more mild, doctors say
Lynley Matthews prepares to administer a vaccination on Feb. 21, 2021, at Southwest Tennessee Community College - Whitehaven Center. COVID-19 cases of people that have been vaccinated - breakthrough cases - are on the rise. (Daily Memphian file)
In Shelby County, about one in five (23%) or 1,185 of the daily cases reported in the last month have been breakthrough cases.
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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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