TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 5, 2021

An individual’s immigration status will have no bearing on whether they get a COVID-19 vaccine in Tennessee, the state health commissioner said this week. “We are not denying vaccine to anyone who shows up at our site and is in phase,” Dr. Lisa Piercey tells WPLN News. “This is a federal resource, and if you’re in this country, then you get a vaccine.” Some states have indicated they may exclude noncitizens or put them at the end of the line, which has caused concern among undocumented immigrants.