Shelby County Health Department warns of winter COVID-19 surge
Free COVID-19 testing is available at local pharmacies through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Bridge Access Program, which provides free laboratory testing to uninsured individuals who are symptomatic or have been exposed to COVID-19. (Andrew Harnik/AP file)
The county’s health department is urging residents to be prepared to test themselves, isolate if necessary, seek treatment when needed and to consider wearing a high-quality mask in high-risk settings.
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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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