In about 30 minutes, pair score second dose at Pipkin Building
Hundreds of cars lined up Saturday, March 6, at the Pipkin Building to receive coronavirus vaccine doses and there were no issues at the site, which has seen its share of problems.
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Herrington: 12 days that changed Memphis, 12 months later
Dr. Jon McCullers, associate dean in the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, made this case in a March 3 column, writing that we were likely already in “the early stages of a pandemic with a novel coronavirus” and that it would “almost certainly” emerge from hiding in Memphis in the… Read More
Beyond illness itself, pandemic poses problems for older people
Risk increases with age. That’s a COVID-19 fact. Eight out of 10 deaths from this coronavirus in the United States have been among people 65 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.But beyond that very calculable risk are some other truths —some that work in seniors’ favor, and some that do… Read More
Series of miscues led to Haushalter’s rapid fall from grace
It was early April, still the beginning days of the pandemic, but already Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter had become the local face and voice of the fight against COVID-19. The stoic demeanor. The calm speaking voice. The dark hair pulled back in a bun, a serious face framed by large glasses.
City takes charge of vaccination sites, eyeing 40,000 in arms this week
In short order, the city of Memphis intends to be administering 40,000 to 50,000 COVID vaccine doses a week, three or four times the current level, and doing it quickly and efficiently.
Whitehaven vaccination site gives makeup shots over the weekend
Overwhelming response was seen at the Whitehaven vaccination site over the weekend even as the Mid-South was still cleaning up after several days and up to 10 inches of snowfall.
Post-pandemic life: Is the mask here to stay?
Since the SARS outbreaks, “in Asian culture, it’s pretty common to wear a mask a lot,” said Dr. Scott Strome, dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Dr. Nick Hysmith, medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor at UTHSC, says… Read More
Isolation, snow punching COVID just when it’s weak
That this weather system is so large, covering much of the southern half of the nation and flowing into the Eastern Seaboard is all the better, says Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean of the College of Medicine at UTHSC, because it has effectively halted the daily exchanges COVID needs to survive. “Nobody wants to implement… Read More