More than 4,200 volunteers have helped get 600,000 Covid-19 vaccines in arms across Shelby County. There’s a great amount of gratitude for these thousands of volunteers who have helped save lives during the pandemic. Shelby County and Memphis leaders met at the Pipkin Building vaccine site Thursday to honor all those who have helped.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland came together Thursday to thank the volunteers who have been the backbone of the community’s fight against COVID-19.
Just next door to the Pipkin building is where Memphis’ first large-scale drive-thru COVID-19 testing site was created more than a year ago. What makes that site even more special is that three of the original five medical students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who worked with faculty to launch that monumental… Read More
Thursday marks the first day kids ages 12 through 15 can get vaccinated in Shelby County. That is a huge milestone that adds about 50,000 more eligible people to the pool that could be vaccinated,” said City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer, Doug McGowen. The FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization Monday, with… Read More
You won’t have to wear a mask in most places in Memphis and Shelby County starting Saturday. Residents will not be required to wear masks out in public, but private businesses, including stores and restaurants, can still require customers and employees to wear them.
Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control announced Thursday, May 13, that vaccinated Americans could return to normal, ditching the masks in almost all situations, including large gatherings, Shelby County government said Health Directive No. 21, set to go into effect Saturday, may be in for a rewrite.
With more than a year of data from its own employees, researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have evidence that COVID vaccines prevent infection among people who have no symptoms.
Shelby County officials said Tuesday that they plan to remove business restrictions and make the county’s mask mandate and health directive primarily “recommendations” rather than requirements next week.
