State GOP lawmakers backpedal on vaccination comments
Sen. Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield), seen here in 2020, said he did not discourage vaccines, and wasn’t an “anti-vaxxer.” (Mark Humphrey/AP)
Legislators seek to clarify stance on vaccinations in wake of national criticism following the firing of vaccine official Dr. Michelle Fiscus.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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