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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 19, 2021

Tennessee has “soft-launched” a new phase of COVID vaccination, beginning to offer doses to anyone 55 and up and anyone in “critical infrastructure” jobs, WPLN reports. Critical jobs include social services, commercial agriculture and food production, public transportation, public infrastructure and utilities. Then in April, the state plans to offer vaccinations to all adults over the age of 16. A formal announcement is planned for Monday. Yesterday, Shelby County asked the state if it could open vaccinations to “anyone who wants a shot.” Today, the state Department of Health said counties that want to move forward more quickly can do so as long as they have enough doses, the Tennessean reports.