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First Lady Jill Biden toured a pop-up Vaccination site at Ole Smoky Distillery, where a teenage girl was vaccinated against Covid-19 on June 22, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones told TDH staffers on Monday that they should complete "no proactive outreach regarding routine vaccines" and "no outreach whatsoever regarding the HPV vaccine," according to The Tennessean.
Jones also called for any information about back-to-school vaccinations to be associated only with the state Department of Education--not TDH.
"Any kinds of informational sheets or other materials that we make available for dissemination should have the TDH logo removed," Jones told staff members.
\u201cThis. Is. Insane. Does Tennessee really want kids not to be vaccinated against measles, mumps or meningitis?\n\n\u201cShe was our baby girl and she was 16 years old when she died from bacterial meningitis.\u201d https://t.co/absglEn6bR\u201d— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1626209184
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones told TDH staffers on Monday that they should complete "no proactive outreach regarding routine vaccines" and "no outreach whatsoever regarding the HPV vaccine," according to The Tennessean.
Jones also called for any information about back-to-school vaccinations to be associated only with the state Department of Education--not TDH.
"Any kinds of informational sheets or other materials that we make available for dissemination should have the TDH logo removed," Jones told staff members.
\u201cThis. Is. Insane. Does Tennessee really want kids not to be vaccinated against measles, mumps or meningitis?\n\n\u201cShe was our baby girl and she was 16 years old when she died from bacterial meningitis.\u201d https://t.co/absglEn6bR\u201d— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1626209184
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones told TDH staffers on Monday that they should complete "no proactive outreach regarding routine vaccines" and "no outreach whatsoever regarding the HPV vaccine," according to The Tennessean.
Jones also called for any information about back-to-school vaccinations to be associated only with the state Department of Education--not TDH.
"Any kinds of informational sheets or other materials that we make available for dissemination should have the TDH logo removed," Jones told staff members.
\u201cThis. Is. Insane. Does Tennessee really want kids not to be vaccinated against measles, mumps or meningitis?\n\n\u201cShe was our baby girl and she was 16 years old when she died from bacterial meningitis.\u201d https://t.co/absglEn6bR\u201d— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1626209184