No-appointment vaccinations, incentives continue throughout the weekend . (Source: WALB) By Kelly Roberts | April 16, 2021 at 8:30 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 8:45 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County health leaders still don’t know if the higher than usual COVID-19 case numbers we’re seeing are a fourth wave or temporary.
As daily case averages climb, vaccinations continue.
Plus, there are thousands of dollars of gift cards being given away.
While tailgaters were finally back at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium for Friday’s game, vaccinations were also taking place at the game.
“It’s been steady. So it’s promising,” Tiffany Collins with the City of Memphis said.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - You could get paid to get your COVID-19 vaccine this weekend.
The City of Memphis is handing out tens of thousands of dollars in gift cards to those getting vaccinated at the Pipkin Building this weekend.
On Friday and Saturday, the first 2,500 people in line to get their shot will get a $20 Kroger or Walmart gift card. You do not need a reservation.
After going all day Wednesday allowing vaccinations without an appointment at the Pipkin Building, the City of Memphis has extended it to the rest of the week.
This is an exciting time for us | New details for Memphis federal vaccination site opening next week
FEMA s community vaccination center next to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be able to vaccinate 21,000 a week, which frees up staff to provide doses elsewhere. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:30 PM CDT April 1, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee This is an exciting time for us; we have been waiting for a big uptick, City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen said.
The wait is over in Shelby County, as FEMA sets up shop along Tiger Lane in Midtown Memphis and puts the finishing touches on the state s first federal community vaccination center.
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Alabama
Montgomery: The state said it was distributing its first COVID-19 vaccine doses to prisoners Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced. The Alabama National Guard was expected to deliver about 1,400 doses to the Bullock Correctional Facility. Prisoners are not required to get the shots. The doses were first allotted to a National Guard-run clinic aimed at vaccinating rural communities. In a statement, ADOC said attendance at those clinics last week was limited by severe weather. The state Department of Public Health notified ADOC that a surplus of defrosted Pfizer vaccines needed to be used. Prisoners and other populations in group settings are prioritized under federal vaccine guidelines because of the risk congregant settings pose for the highly infectious coronavirus. Families of prisoners last year said
White House to build community vaccination center in Memphis
March 31, 2021
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) President Joe Biden s administration and the state of Tennessee are building a community center for COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis, officials said.
The White House said Wednesday that the community vaccination site will be located on the grounds of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis.
The site will operate every day, for a six- to eight-week period, a news release from the Biden administration said. The site is expected to deliver up to 21,000 doses per week, and it should be up and running by April 7, White House officials said.