Opinion: Use the resources we have to limit lives lost, support learning
University of Montevallo collegiate athlete Alex Langford receives a COVID vaccine Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at Carpenter Art Garden in Binghampton. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Steve Threlkeld
Steve Threlkeld, M.D., is a partner at Threlkeld, Threlkeld & Omer Infectious Disease
The widely believed notion that COVID-19 is only an adult problem is patently false.
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