The Tennessee state government on Monday fired its top vaccination official

[Nevilledog]

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Brett Kelman
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BREAKING: The Tennessee state government just fired its head vaccine official. She says she was scapegoated to appease Republican lawmakers who were angry about routine efforts to vaccinate minors. Scoop from me.

Tennessee fires top vaccine official as COVID-19 shows signs of new spread
Tennessee fired Dr Michelle Fiscus, its top vaccine official. as the COVID-19 delta variant spreads and the state dials back teen vaccination efforts
tennessean.com
2:26 PM · Jul 12, 2021

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2021/07/12/tennessee-fires-top-vaccine-official-covid-19-shows-new-spread/7928699002/

The Tennessee state government on Monday fired its top vaccination official, becoming the latest of about two dozen states to lose years of institutional knowledge about vaccines in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The termination comes as the virus shows new signs of spread in Tennessee, and the more-transmissible delta variant surfaces in greater numbers.

Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the medical director for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programs at the Tennessee Department of Health, said she was fired on Monday afternoon and provided a copy of her termination letter. It provides no explanation for her termination.

Fiscus said she was a scapegoat who was terminated to appease state lawmakers angry about the department's efforts to vaccinate teenagers against coronavirus. The agency has been dialing back efforts to vaccinate teenagers since June.

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[jpak]

1. And Putin smiles

Yup

[Docreed2003]

2. My backwards, backwoods run state

Showing the world yet again just what ignorant asses they can be

[Nevilledog]

3. It's not looking promising

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Brett Kelman
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I've obtained some new internal COVID-19 documents from inside the Tennessee Department of Health. According to these records, the agency predicts at our current pace it will be March 2022 before 50% of Tennesseans are fully vaccinated. That's not good.
7:17 AM · Jul 12, 2021

[Mad_Machine76]

4. Yikes

[spanone]

5. my state is fucked. republicons rule house, senate & governorship

[Docreed2003]

7. Not surprising...

The numbers in the suburbs of Nashville are miserable and people here are acting like there's no risk and Covid is in the past. It's scary and sad.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. A plague pit to be avoided at all costs.

So glad my dad left there before I was born.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Lawmakers actively working to stop vaccinations - morally whaleshit, and their recall is needed

if it's in any way possible in Tennessee.