Ex-Tennessee vaccine leader releases scathing statement on termination memo

Tennessee’s former top vaccine official Michelle Fiscus has released a scathing response to her termination memo, which she says she never saw prior to its release to journalists on Thursday. Fiscus also is rebutting all claims against her and doubling down on assertions that the Tennessee Department of Health is bending to political demands.

With reference to emails, texts and phones calls she received from department leadership leading up to her firing, Fiscus described the friendly relationships she had with her colleagues, including those who handed down her termination, Chief Medical Officer Tim Jones and state epidemiologist John Dunn.

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Ex-Tennessee vaccine leader releases scathing statement on termination memo

Fiscus rebutted all claims against her and restated the department is bending to political demands

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