Your coronavirus vaccine questions answered
Updated with: What phase is Shelby County vaccinating?
Our running list of questions and answers has been updated with which phases are being vaccinated.
Our running list of questions and answers has been updated with which phases are being vaccinated.
“We want to remind people that we saw that it was necessary to change the health directive in response to changes we are seeing in the data,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said. “We are making progress. There is a downward trend in a lot of our metrics.”
The new president also is seeking to expand testing and vaccine availability, with the goal of 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office.
Nurses and physicians will check in daily; vitals will be monitored around the clock and meals will be delivered.
Those who received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine can begin making appointments for a second dose starting at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25.
The 337 cases come from 4,172 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 8.1%.
Bartlett’s coronavirus vaccination rate is the second lowest in Shelby County, according to data from the Memphis-Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force. Only Memphis (2,163.7) has a lower vaccination rate.
On “Behind The Headlines,” Doug McGowen, the city’s chief operating officer, and Dr. Jon McCullers of UTHSC said multiple plans to vaccinate more than 600,000 people in Shelby County are ready to be used and adjusted to roll with the circumstances.
Anonymous donors are willing to fund the operation of a Universal Parenting Place, if they can find a qualified site operator.
The new site will be the first in Shelby County outside of Memphis.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 14 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Jan. 21.
After two days with no new deaths attributed to the coronavirus, the Shelby County Health Department reported 14 on Thursday.
No businesses are specifically closed under the new directive, but restrictions remain and individuals are asked to play larger role in tamping down community transmission.
The Center City Development Corp. approved $80,000 exterior-improvement grants to help developers revive three vacant buildings scattered in the Edge District, gave support to a renovation at a key intersection in the South City neighborhood, created a new grant program, and forgave a batch of existing loans.
The agency plans to release the information every Wednesday.
Nearly 1,000 people in Shelby County due second doses could start receiving them in the last week of January.
Governor’s new executive order also applies to wrestling matches.
Kustoff announced Tuesday he will self-quarantine and continue working remotely.
“Sad that we’re wishing for 50%, but we’ll take it,” says one.
The indoor capacity of restaurants will increase from 25% to 50%, effective Saturday, Jan. 23.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 362 new coronavirus cases and no new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
The day had a positivity rate of 14.5%.
One Memphis lawyer says the downside of mandating the vaccine could be having to fire a significant number of staff who will refuse it without grounds.
Charisse Madlock-Brown leads a group looking at social determinants of health in a massive, NIH-funded database representing 2.5 million people tested for COVID in about 75 clinical centers around the nation.
The deaths of individuals who tested positive for coronavirus during the past two weeks have risen by more than 23%, from 925 to 1,140.
PPP loans issued after June 5, 2020 have a maturity of five years at an interest rate of 1%.
Here’s what Memphis area business owners need to know as the second round of Paycheck Protection Program funds becomes open for applications.
The total number of cases since early March now totals 77,566.
From Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the Health Department reported an average of 589 new cases and 4,266 tests results a day with a 13.8% positivity rate.