COVID-19 cases rise amid holiday season
Shelby County Schools and the Shelby County Health Department held a COVID-19 vaccination event for students ages 5 to 11 on Nov. 19. According to the Health Department, as of Thursday, Dec. 16, 6.9% of 5- to 11-year-olds were fully vaccinated. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Health Department Director Michelle Taylor said the holidays could be to blame.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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