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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 24, 2021

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will oversee vaccine distribution operations in Shelby County after it was discovered that the local health department wasted 2,600 doses and found 50,000 doses sitting in storage. On top of overseeing operations, Health Commissioner Piercey said state officials will suspend their vaccine allotment to Memphis’ health department until the backlog of doses is used. Doses that typically are delivered there will instead be shipped to other vaccine locations in Shelby County, the Commercial Appeal reports.  An internal investigation found no evidence of malicious intent but a federal inquiry may follow, Piercey said.