The Investigators: Why hasnât Tennessee administered the COVID-19 vaccine yet? Mississippi and Arkansas started on Monday The Investigators: Where are Tennessee's vaccine doses? By Jessica Jaglois | December 16, 2020 at 9:44 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:12 PM Since then, thousands of doses have arrived in those states. In Tennessee, where the number of coronavirus cases is skyrocketing, neither hospitals nor the state have administered a single dose. The Mississippi and Arkansas Departments of Health have each received 25,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Tennessee has received one tray, a total of 975 doses, according to the Department of Health. Ark. health care workers receive COVID-19 vaccine