This comes after Dr. Alisa Haushalter resigned following an investigation into COVID-19 vaccine mismanagement. Author: Shelby County Government News Release Published: 3:18 PM CST March 1, 2021 Updated: 5:09 PM CST March 1, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn Today, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced that the search for a new Shelby County Health Director is now open. The mission of the Shelby County Health Department is to improve, promote, and protect the health and environment of all Shelby County’s residents and visitors. Over the course of the last year, the Health Department has undergone a massive expansion in response to COVID-19.
Shelby County Government will contract with executive search firm, Protis Global to conduct a national search for the next Director of the Health Department. Interested applicants are able to view the job description and apply at: https://tn-shelbycounty.civicplushrms.com/careers/
New information about the COVID-19 vaccine that went to waste in Shelby County is slowly coming to light, as well as what it means for those who’ve gotten vaccinated.
A state health official said no harm will come to Shelby Countians who received an expired COVID-19 vaccine from the Shelby County Health Department, though.
“We believe the majority of those are from a clerical error that occurred in the Shelby County Health Department,” she said. “A lot of the sheets were printed up and the newer ones weren’t taken to the site.”
Piercey said the state was continuing to investigate, but at this time, they did not believe all people whose vaccine cards indicate they were given expired doses actually received expired doses. She also stressed the term expired meant the vaccine had been out of the freezer too long, not that the vial itself had expired, and that those doses were not contaminated or toxic.