A new COVID-19 subvariant is taking charge in the U.S., causing more cases than any other variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
One year after it was originally filed, Tennessee is joining a petition with 21 other state attorneys general wanting strike down a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at health care facilities.
The Shelby County Health Department is offering free flu vaccinations at no charge during a special statewide “FightFluTN 2022″ vaccination event on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Nearly 25% of children ages 5-11 in Shelby County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Shelby County Health Department is now offering booster shots to that age group.
SCHD says the booster can only be given to children who have completed the initial two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least two months ago.
As coronavirus cases climb once again to daily averages not seen in nearly four months, experts brace for more stress on a health care system still recovering from the last wave.
Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talked about the key steps for the potential rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for kids under kids and addressed concerns from parents.
This week, Dr. Mazumder talked about the uptick in the new subvariant of omicron BA.2, including if she is concerned about another COVID wave here in the Mid-South.
The former lead of Shelby County’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is speaking to Action News 5 about the lawsuit she filed against Shelby County. Dr. Judy Martin said she never falsified any information about expired vaccine doses, and believes this lawsuit is her only option in clearing her name.
Shelby County Health Department reported another drop in the weekly positivity rate for the fifth week in a row following a massive surge of omicron cases.
After two weeks of rising numbers, areas in the Mid-South are starting to see a decline in COVID-19 pediatric cases. However, the virus still very much taking its toll as Mississippi reported yet another death due to covid-19 in a child.
Doctors are also looking at the next corner to turn in this pandemic. Now, some focus has been put on what COVID-19 will look like once it turns into an endemic.