Vaccine sites closing, scaling back as Shelby County nearing 50% vaccine goal
Shelby County nearing 50% of vaccine goal By Kelly Roberts | May 18, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 6:28 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tens of thousands of vaccines will leave Shelby County when two public vaccinations sites either close or scale back by the end of the week.
At about the time the FEMA Community Vaccination Center opened at the Pipkin Building in April, vaccine demand was dropping.
Demand remains low as the site is getting ready to close, but in some areas of the community herd immunity is close.
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Memphis to no longer enforce mask ordinance as CDC eases restrictions (Source: WFIE) By Arianna Poindexter | May 13, 2021 at 11:59 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 11:59 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Health officials say we are one step closer to pre-pandemic life after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can now ditch the masks in most instances.
The CDC announced that people who are fully vaccinated no longer need to socially distance or wear masks outdoors and indoors in most cases.
“If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
New Shelby County Health Directive Wednesday to lift more restrictions & eligible 12-to-15-year-olds could be vaccinated this week
50,000 additional pre-teens, teens in Shelby County could get shots in arms starting Thursday, with required parental consent. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 9:53 PM CDT May 11, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee With Shelby County s COVID-19 case count relatively stable the last 30 days and meeting other indicators, Tuesday, those with the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force confirmed the next health directive released Wednesday will include the lifting of further restrictions. That last health directive promised a shift in approaches - from a mandatory approach to an approach more consistent with personal accountability, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said.
Tennessee Gov. asks for mask mandates, restrictions to be lifted by Memorial Day Governor says COVID-19 no longer public health crisis in Tennessee, wants remaining mask and business restrictions lifted statewide By Kelly Roberts | April 27, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 7:37 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Governor Bill Lee is trying to move the state into a new era, as he declares COVID-19 is no longer a statewide public health emergency for Tennessee.
He wants to see all mask mandates in the state gone by Memorial Day, but leaders in Shelby County arenât hinting at that happening.
Leeâs latest executive order ends local authority for counties operating under the state health department to make their own mask mandates. That does not include Shelby County and the six other metro health departments, but the governor is requesting any current mandates in those counties to be gone by the end of May.