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
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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