Although a new strain of coronavirus has been detected in Shelby County, the head of the joint COVID-19 task-force virus sequencing group said Tuesday that it is the least worrisome of two worrisome Brazilian strains. Dr. Manoj Jain, who oversees and coordinates the efforts in Shelby County to genetically sequence 100 random positive tests a… Read More
The mad dash to get an appointment for a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has left some people concerned they may miss their inoculation deadline.“So I don’t want folks getting overly stressed that they can’t get their second dose exactly on time,” said Dr. Scott Strome, the executive dean of the University of Tennessee… Read More
Union University and University of Tennessee Health Science Center students could soon help with vaccine distribution at the Germantown Baptist Church site.
Thousands of people are getting COVID vaccines each week in Shelby County because a groundswell of medical workers signed up to volunteer. Photos show volunteers wearing UTHSC shirts.
“Once we find it in the community, there are already cases we don’t know about,” Dr. Steve Threlkeld with Baptist Memorial Hospital said. That’s the reality for Shelby County doctors, as they closely monitor the potential impact of the United Kingdom – or U.K. – strain of the coronavirus. Scientists at the University of Tennessee… Read More
Data from the state department of health appears to show Shelby County lagging behind the rest of the state in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Local health officials say those numbers are relative and, while there are clear areas for improvement, we’re on the right track. “We’ve initiated a vaccine program that’s never been done before in… Read More
Researchers said the vaccine was 82 percent effective after 3 months in between doses compared to only 55 percent effective when the doses were given six weeks apart.“We have more vaccines and they’re all going to have little nuances associated with them,” said Dean Scott Strome from the UTHSC College of Medicine. “As we understand… Read More
A new report shows that while older people are most likely to die from COVID-19, the virus’s biggest spreaders are adults aged 20 to 49.A British research team found that age group accounted for about 72 percent of infections after schools reopened in October. Less than 5 percent came from young children, and less than… Read More
