There are 3 article(s) tagged Tennessee Health Department:

• July 2021

  • Tennessee Dept. of Health resumes vaccine promotion, school clinics

    Tennessee may still immunize 14-18-year-olds under Mature Minor Doctrine but instances are “very nuanced and fringe,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Lisa Piercey.

    By Jane Roberts July 26, 2021

• May 2021

  • No evidence of vaccine irregularities, Harris says

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he’s found nothing to validate accusations that doses of vaccine were lost, stolen or misused when the county Health Department controlled distribution. 

    By Bill Dries May 12, 2021

• November 2020

  • State’s IT upgrade to blame for erratic COVID case numbers this week

    An IT upgrade to the state’s National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System threw off COVID case data entry, creating lags in case numbers that persisted throughout the week.

    By Jane Roberts November 07, 2020