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After the thaw, water troubles continue to plague communities across the South

After the thaw, water troubles continue to plague communities across the South Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean © Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal Downtown Memphis, Tenn. under heavy snowfall and below freezing temperatures on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. As white snow patches become dirty roadside blotches, the South is still feeling the effects of last week s ice storm. The melting ice hasn t ended the infrastructure problems that were revealed in the frigid temperatures. For so many residents from Jackson, Mississippi, to Shreveport, Louisiana, to West Tennessee, the broken water mains, drinking water shortages, low faucet pressure and fears of flooding may create problems that last much longer than the week-long deep freeze.

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Tennessee cuts Shelby County out of vaccine distribution; Memphis, hospitals and pharmacies will administer doses

Tennessee cuts Shelby County out of vaccine distribution; Memphis, hospitals and pharmacies will administer doses Micaela A Watts, Corinne S Kennedy, Katherine Burgess and Samuel Hardiman, Memphis Commercial Appeal Vaccine expert anticipates vaccine distribution to improve, despite rough start Replay Video UP NEXT Due to waste and inefficiencies, the state of Tennessee is cutting the Shelby County Health Department out of the vaccine distribution process and will instead send doses to the city of Memphis, local hospitals and pharmacies. The Tennessee Department of Health said the county wasted a total of 2,400 doses across seven separate incidents over the month of February. Spoilage of that magnitude could also trigger a federal investigation, state officials said.

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In and out : Memphis volunteers help speed second-dose vaccinations at Appling site

‘In and out’: Memphis volunteers help speed second-dose vaccinations at Appling site Sarah Macaraeg, Memphis Commercial Appeal © Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal Volunteers work to administer over 1200 daily COVID-19 vaccines through the Shelby County Health Department at the site of the former Appling Emissions Station on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. This story has been updated with the correct name of the University of Tennessee s clinical care network. Madeline Armstrong began her week becoming certified, as a first-year University of Tennessee pharmacy student, to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to Shelby County residents. By Friday, she was injecting second doses of the Moderna vaccine inside one of the six drive-through vehicle bays of the Appling Emissions Station.

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