There are 30 article(s) tagged Dr. Lisa Piercey:

• December 2020

  • State’s first COVID vaccines serving as backup

    Tennessee is using its initial 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a backup supply, but 74 hospitals are expected to receive more than 56,000 other doses Thursday. 

    By Ian Round December 15, 2020

• November 2020

  • Lee continues to call mask mandate a local responsibility

    Gov. Bill Lee continued to leave mask mandates in the hands of local officials Tuesday, while Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey estimated a late spring to early summer time frame for widespread vaccination availability.

    By Ron Maxey November 24, 2020

• April 2020

  • Lee: Reopening state’s economy could mirror gradual federal approach

    Tennessee’s gradual reopening of the economy could mirror President Donald Trump’s plan, Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday, April 16.

    By Sam Stockard April 17, 2020

• March 2020

  • State changes course on coronavirus reporting, will identify home county

    The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

    By Sam Stockard March 10, 2020

  • Memphis lawmaker: State not prepared for potential coronavirus epidemic

    Hours after Tennessee officials confirmed the state's first case of the coronavirus, one Memphis lawmaker said the state is “absolutely not” prepared to deal with a potential health crisis stemming from COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard March 05, 2020