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There was a time not long ago when the anti-vaxxer movement was just as likely (if not more likely) to include hippy dippy Hollywood liberals, vegans, gluten-free advocates and other granola health types. Maybe the GOP saw Covid as an opportunity to expand their tent and include outreach to these folks?
Whatever the case may be, it seems GOPpers are fully on board the anti-vax agenda…and it’s not just about Covid…
The Tennessee Department of Health will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach – not just for coronavirus, but all diseases – amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers, according to an internal report and agency emails obtained by the Tennessean. If the health department must issue any information about vaccines, staff are instructed to strip the agency logo off the documents.
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After the health department's internal COVID-19 report was circulated on Friday, the rollback of vaccine outreach was further detailed in a Monday email from agency Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones.
Jones told staff they should conduct "no proactive outreach regarding routine vaccines" and "no outreach whatsoever regarding the HPV vaccine."
Staff were also told not to do any "pre-planning" for flu shots events at schools. Any information released about back-to-school vaccinations should come from the Tennessee Department of Education, not the Tennessee Department of Health, Jones wrote.
"Any kinds of informational sheets or other materials that we make available for dissemination should have the TDH logo removed," Jones wrote.
Whatever the case may be, it seems GOPpers are fully on board the anti-vax agenda…and it’s not just about Covid…
Tennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19
Tennessee halted all vaccine outreach to minors, not just for COVID-19, amid pressure from Republican lawmakers. A vaccine expert was also fired.
www.tennessean.com
The Tennessee Department of Health will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach – not just for coronavirus, but all diseases – amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers, according to an internal report and agency emails obtained by the Tennessean. If the health department must issue any information about vaccines, staff are instructed to strip the agency logo off the documents.
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After the health department's internal COVID-19 report was circulated on Friday, the rollback of vaccine outreach was further detailed in a Monday email from agency Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Jones.
Jones told staff they should conduct "no proactive outreach regarding routine vaccines" and "no outreach whatsoever regarding the HPV vaccine."
Staff were also told not to do any "pre-planning" for flu shots events at schools. Any information released about back-to-school vaccinations should come from the Tennessee Department of Education, not the Tennessee Department of Health, Jones wrote.
"Any kinds of informational sheets or other materials that we make available for dissemination should have the TDH logo removed," Jones wrote.