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FEMA chose to host a site in Memphis not because the city was behind on vaccinations. Instead, officials said, the choice was based on how the area scores on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s social vulnerability index. The score calculates 15 weighted Census factors, including poverty, transportation access and housing, which are used to estimate vulnerability to disasters or disease.
Still, the continued low turnout at the Pipkin site, located near the Liberty Bowl and Fairgrounds, was cause for FEMA s departure. In late April, city officials acknowledged FEMA could decide to extend its stay after a planned May 17 drawdown date, but that the agency probably would leave if turnout stayed low.
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.
The City of Memphis says it will no longer enforce a mask ordinance as of May 15th. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 11:23 AM CDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 11:24 AM CDT May 13, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The City of Memphis says it will no longer enforce a mask ordinance as of May 15th.
This comes after the Shelby County Health Department lifted its mask mandate in the latest directive.
Read the full statement from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland below:
The recent action by Governor Lee ending his declaration of a state-wide public health emergency, as well as the decision of the Shelby County Health Dept. to lift its own mask mandate, indicate that masking is no longer legally mandated.
Memphis mayor says city will no longer enforce mask ordinance
Memphis-Shelby County COVID-19 task force 5/13/2021 By WMC Action News 5 Staff | May 13, 2021 at 12:31 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 1:35 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Masking in Memphis will no longer be mandated. Starting May 15, the city will stop enforcing the mask ordinance.
Mayor Jim Strickland says due to Gov. Bill Lee declaring the state is no longer in a public health emergency and Shelby County Health Department lifting the mask mandate, the city can no longer mandate use.
Strickland says the city does not have “stand-alone authority to mandate masks as a response to COVID-19.”