Michelle Fiscus, Top Tennessee Health Official, Fired For Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines To Teens
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a top health official in Tennessee, was fired from her job on Monday after she suggested that teens, ages 13-17, receive the COVID-19 vaccination. She worked as the Medical Director of Tennessee’s Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization Program for the Department of Health. While Fiscus was still in charge, the state’s Department of Health was asked to appear before the Government Operations Committee because there was concern that Fiscus was putting pressure on children through Facebook messenger and other forms of advertisements to get inoculated without parental c...