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Shelley Fiscus

She’s Tennessee’s Ousted Vaccine Chief. He’s A School Board Member. Here’s Why They’re Leaving The State.

Paige Pfleger

August 13, 2021

The former top vaccine official in Tennessee and her husband, a school board member in Williamson County, say they are moving to northern Virginia in the fall, amid heightening tension over measures to fight COVID.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID, Shelley Fiscus, Williamson County Schools

Gov. Lee Supports Firing Of Vaccine Director But Says He Didn’t Suggest It

Caroline Eggers

July 22, 2021

Tennessee’s governor has come out in support of the health department’s recent actions that landed the state in the national spotlight — that being the firing of the state’s top vaccine official, Dr. Michelle “Shelley” Fiscus, which prompted questions about vaccine outreach to children.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, COVID, COVID-19, Department of Health, Shelley Fiscus, Tennessee Department of Health, Vaccines

Republicans Drop Threat To Tennessee Health Department After It Says It Won’t Promote Vaccine For Teens

Blake Farmer

July 21, 2021

Government Operations hearing

Lawmakers on the Government Operations Committee met Wednesday and made no mention of dissolving the state’s health department, as suggested at a meeting in June.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: coronavirus vaccine, Kerry Roberts, Lisa Piercey, Shelley Fiscus, Vincent Dixie

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