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Just a few months ago the hospital had no Covid-19 patients, with hopes that the widespread availability and effectiveness of vaccination in the US would keep things that way. But with the Delta variant now tearing its way through unvaccinated Americans and inoculation rates plateauing in Tennessee amid a dangerous conservative political backlash against vaccines, hospitals are experiencing a new wave of cases.
Covid-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee have more than doubled in the past three weeks, from 195 to 579. Itâs currently far less than the peaks of last winter, when hospitals cared for upwards of 3,300 Covid patients statewide, but data shared with the Guardian shows that officials in Memphis believe almost 80% of new cases are now tied to the highly transmissible Delta variant with the transmission rate, or R number, at 1.53 and climbing, close to the highest it has ever been in the city.
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Push to reach minority communities By Kelli Cook | February 8, 2021 at 10:40 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 1:24 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The number of Black people in Tennessee receiving the vaccine is incredibly low.
Some elected officials believe accessibility to vaccination sites is a major issue and so is keeping the community informed.
On Monday Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church held a virtual town hall meeting, answering any questions people still have about the coronavirus vaccine.
Blacks, Hispanics getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites
Health leaders are relying heavily on the faith-based community to get the word out to the communities disproportionately affected by the virus.