Shelby County is 33% toward its vaccination goal
Volunteers administer COVID-19 vaccines to municipal and school employees from Arlington, Millington, and Lakeland during Arlington High School’s vaccination event on Friday, March 26, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Vaccinating 700,000 people — about 70% of the population —would be sufficient for the county to reach herd immunity, according to local public health experts.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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