Republican lawmakers in Tennessee questioned health officials Wednesday over the perception that the state's health department is pressuring kids to get the COVID-19 vaccination without their parent's knowledge. Some Republican state legislators are threatening to defund the Tennessee Department of Health unless they stop"target[ing] children."
The clash between the health department and the Republican legislators arose from a letter sent to Tennessee vaccine providers back in May. The letter shared information about a Tennessee doctrine that would legally allow providers to administer vaccinations to minors, ages 14 through 17. "A football coach or a band director or a drama teacher or whoever it is, ought not be to be telling kids, 'Hey, just come and get done so you don't have to sit out,'"he said at Wednesday's hearing."We're getting to the point we're getting proactive, we're meddling."
Call their bluff!