"We have a plan & the right people in place" | City of Memphis leaders lay out vaccine changes & planned improvements The city is taking over most vaccine operations from Shelby County Health Department after investigators found tens of thousands unused doses, more than 2,400 wasted Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:18 PM CST February 25, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tennessee — "We are in this together. Our goal is to put as many shots in arms as we possibly can," Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said. Mayor Strickland promised improvements Thursday, after Tennessee Health Department investigators - citing mismanagement and more than 2,400 expired and wasted doses - abruptly shifted vaccine operations from the Shelby County Health Department to the City of Memphis indefinitely.