State’s COVID vaccine supply increases under Biden plan
Tennessee’s weekly vaccine supply increased by just over 16% this week, from roughly 80,000 to 93,000, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tennesseans will be vaccinated against COVID-19 faster beginning early next week after President Joe Biden announced a massive purchase of doses, an increased weekly allocation to states and other moves to manage the pandemic.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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