While data show only about a third of people in Shelby County have been vaccinated, Gov. Bill Lee declared the health crisis is over. He wanted the county to lift its mask mandate and other restrictions by the end of May. It’s something local health experts strongly disagreed with. April 28: Fox 13 News–5PM April… Read More
Doctors tending the COVID wings in local hospitals are sucking in their breath for different reasons. Patient numbers are nothing like they were at the height of the winter surge, but the people in their care now are younger and often very sick. “We had stopped seeing as many badly ill patients about three-four weeks… Read More
Tennessee is one of 11 places in the nation where the gulf between the haves and have-nots makes it pretty easy to predict who likely is going to get a severe case of COVID and end up on a ventilator or worse. In West Tennessee, the work is being done by researchers at the University… Read More
Two Mid-South doctors worry about COVID vaccine hesitancy and if we, as a nation, can ever reach herd immunity. Both doctors said the ability to reach herd immunity is in our hands, all we have to do is get vaccinated. • April 21: Fox 13 News–9PM
Shelby County health officials gave an update Tuesday on COVID-19 data and vaccines in the area. Over 93,000 cases have been reported in the county since the start of the pandemic.
A fourth surge would look very different, says Dr. Manoj Jain, infectious disease expert advising the City of Memphis. “First, it will be mostly among young people. Second, the hospitalization and mortality rates will be lower compared to previous waves. These people are less likely to have serious complications, but we’re already seeing relatively young… Read More
The Shelby County Health Department continues to track variants of COVID-19 that are appearing in the county.For those who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Shelby County, chances are it is the UK strain of the virus.”The B117 is now the dominant strain. It’s the most commonly circulating strain in the community,” said Shelby… Read More
Georgia is the third state to shut down its Johnson and Johnson vaccine site after people suffered adverse reactions, like fainting. UTHSC Dean Scott Strome said reactions like fainting and nausea are common responses to other vaccines like the flu shot. He said these reactions can be caused by dehydration, an empty stomach and other… Read More
