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Tennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 13, 2021 04:48pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Brett Kelman |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 13, 2021 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Tennessee Department of Health will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach – not just for coronavirus, but all diseases – amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers, according to an internal report and agency emails obtained by the Tennessean. If the health department must issue any information about vaccines, staff are instructed to strip the agency logo off the documents.
The health department will also stop all COVID-19 vaccine events on school property, despite holding at least one such event this month. The decisions to end vaccine outreach and school events come directly from Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, the internal report states. |
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