As childhood vaccinations lag, doctors worry about measles, chicken pox
Shot nurse Tiqua Eaton (left) gives immunizations to Milinda Francisco Andres, 6 months, as her mother Petrona Andres (right) helps at Christ Community Health Services on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of non-COVID vaccines given by the Shelby County Health Department dropped nearly 60%. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Thousands of locals — mostly children in lower socio-economic brackets — could be vulnerable to diseases such as measles, diphtheria and chicken pox.
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Jane Roberts
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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