SCHD says itâs not ready to begin offering the vaccine to adults 70 and older
Tennessee expands vaccine eligibility to age 70+, Shelby County still limited to 75+ By WMC Action News 5 Staff | February 1, 2021 at 10:26 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 10:50 PM
So thereâs no start date yet for those 70 and above.
As for West Tennessee counties, the 70-plus crowd will be able to register to receive their first dose beginning Tuesday.
The counties included Fayette, Tipton, Lauderdale, Haywood, Hardeman, Dyer and McNairy.
This week in Shelby County the health department will, by appointment only, administer first doses of the Pfizer vaccine for Phase 1a1, 1a2 and those 75 or older at the Southwest Community College campus in Whitehaven and at the Appling Road vaccination site.
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Blacks, Hispanics getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites
Blacks, Hispanics getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites By Brandon Richard | January 30, 2021 at 5:55 PM CST - Updated January 30 at 6:26 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Data shows Blacks and Hispanics in the Mid-South are getting the COVID-19 vaccine at a much lower rate than whites, even though experts said the virus poses a greater threat to those communities.
Early data suggests health officials have a lot of work to do reaching members of the Black and Hispanic communities.
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In Mississippi, Blacks make up nearly 40 percent of the population but only 17 percent of the people who have been vaccinated, according to data from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Price named WCU’s director of economic development
Rich Price, a passionate and proud 1988 graduate of Western Carolina University, has spent the last seven years as the director of economic development for Jackson County. Now he will get a chance to marry his love of both WCU and Western North Carolina in his new role as the university’s executive director of economic development and regional partnerships.
Price will begin his new position on March 1.
“I’m very proud of WCU,” Price said. “I’m very proud of the growth of the university and the impact it has had, and knowing the greater impact it can have. It really is very special to get to come back to WCU as I move through this point in my career.”
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The three new members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Monday took their oaths of office virtually, rather than in person, due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Joel Anderson (District 2), Terra Lawson-Remer (District 3) and Nora Vargas (District 1) were sworn in. Vargas, a former Southwestern Community College board member and.