Tennessee halts vaccine outreach to teens
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Tennessee's fired vaccine chief called the state's new rules barring vaccine outreach to teens "toxic leadership"
Right now, only 38% of Tennessee has been fully vaccinated, making the state one of the least vaccinated in the US. But on Monday, Tennessee's top vaccine official Michelle Fiscus was fired.
That came on the same day the Tennessean first reported a significant change by the state's health department: effective immediately, the health department's vaccine events at schools will stop, and the department will halt all of their communication to teens about vaccines, including postcards notifying them about their second COVID-19 shots.
The policy change doesn't stop at COVID-19 vaccines. The new move by the state's health department affects outreach on all vaccines. The agency had previously recommended vaccination against flu, measles, mumps, rubella, HPV, and more.
The change, and Fiscus's termination, happened amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers, who have called the health department's vaccine outreach to adolescents an overreach that threatens parental authority.
Fiscus told us the state health department "has been rolling over and appeasing these legislators instead of standing up for public health and the people of Tennessee."  Michelle Fiscus speaking to a reporter on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. AP STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
A man charged with chasing officer Eugene Goodman will be released from jail
Douglas Jensen was identified as the head of the mob that chased US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman near the Senate chamber on Jan. 6.
There are videos that show Jensen at the front of a crowd confronting Goodman as the lone officer tried to maintain control and then racing up a set of stairs as the officer led the mob away from the entrance to the Senate chamber.
But on Tuesday, a judge ruled to release Jensen from jail, overriding the government's objection that he continues to pose a danger. Jensen will now be on home incarceration, which is the strictest form of pretrial release available. SNAPSHOTS
President Joe Biden confirmed pop star Olivia Rodrigo is going to the White House in an Instagram comment. A White House official added that Rodrigo will also be meeting with Anthony Fauci. The three of them will be "answering important questions young people have about getting vaccinated."
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