“We believe the majority of those are from a clerical error that occurred in the Shelby County Health Department,” she said. “A lot of the sheets were printed up and the newer ones weren’t taken to the site.”
Piercey said the state was continuing to investigate, but at this time, they did not believe all people whose vaccine cards indicate they were given expired doses actually received expired doses. She also stressed the term expired meant the vaccine had been out of the freezer too long, not that the vial itself had expired, and that those doses were not contaminated or toxic.
Christ Community Health Services is offering COVID-19 vaccines at clinic locations in Memphis and Jackson. Register by texting the word Vaccine to 91999. You will receive a text back with instructions for online registration.
Veterans can be vaccinated at the Memphis VA Medical Center.
Here s the latest COVID-19 case data in Shelby County
Case growth: The county has recorded a total of 93,246 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 262 new cases reported Thursday. There were 1,524 active cases Thursday, according to the latest data from the county health department, up from the 1,400 reported the day before.
The county s infection rate how many people are infected by each person sick with COVID-19 was estimated as 1.1 as of April 15, according to COVID Act now. Health officials want this number at 1.0 or below to keep the pandemic in check.
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Tuscaloosa: The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus to participate in a confidential survey that will help experts learn more about the virus’s spread. The department said its online survey is designed to “supplement ADPH investigation and contact tracing efforts.” All answers will remain confidential, and the survey is estimated to take about five to 10 minutes to complete, ADPH said in a news release. Meanwhile, virus-related hospitalizations in the state have reached a low that compares to COVID-19 inpatient totals reported in late September and early October. Just 589 newly confirmed cases were reported Friday, with a seven-day average of 662 cases, according to Bama Tracker. According to data published by Bama Tracker, 722 COVID-19 hospita
Tennessee health officials say coronavirus vaccine doses were allegedly stolen and two children were improperly vaccinated in Shelby County. The state is also investigating how 2,400 vaccine doses were wasted.