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Federal mass vaccine site Memphis Pipkin Building


Memphis is one of five cities chosen by the White House to have a mass vaccination site.
Author: Caitlin McCarthy
Updated: 10:07 PM CDT March 31, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Efforts are already underway to turn the Pipkin Building into a federal mass vaccination site running 12 hours per day, seven days per week. The White House announced Wednesday Memphis would be one of five cities chosen to have a federal mass vaccination site. Other locations chosen include Milwaukee, Gary, Indiana, St. Louis, and a city outside of Washington D.C.
Its goal, starting April 7, is to administer 21,000 shots per week at the Pipkin Building site. If all goes as planned, almost 170,000 people will be vaccinated in two months. Dr. Jeff Warren, a member of Memphis and Shelby County s Covid-19 task force, said federal and state authorities chose the location based on its recent success.  ....

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