Legislators seek answers for firing of state's top vaccination expert
Source: WSMV News 4 Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Legislators and medical doctors are seeking answers after Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the Medical Director of Tennessees Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization program for the Tennessee Department of Health, was fired on Monday.
I want Governor (Bill) Lee and Commissioner (Lisa) Piercey to explain to those I represent why they fired Dr. Fiscus. Every person in Tennessee relies on and reasonably expects the professionals serving in our state government to rise above politics and perform their respective roles to their utmost ability, state Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, said in a statement released Monday night.
A well-respected member of the public health community was sacrificed in favor of anti-vaccine ideology, state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, said in a statement. This disgraceful hatchet job is going to endanger the lives of unvaccinated Tennesseans at a time when we have a safe and reliable way to protect our families from the virus. A disappointing and poor decision.
Fiscus said in a statement that she was terminated, partly because the Department of Health promoted teens ages 13-17 to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
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