TN Dept. of Health - Update on Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine Wastage Feb 24, 2021 at 06:45 am by WGNS The Tennessee Department of Health provided information on the investigation of reported wastage of COVID-19 vaccine by the Shelby County Health Department. In Friday, February 19, the Shelby County Health Department reported more than 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were discarded due to expiration. The Governor's Unified Command Group immediately deployed state health personnel to provide support, review handling procedures and assess the Shelby County Health Department's inventory of vaccines. State personnel worked through the weekend to identify issues and needs and as of today, February 23, this is an ongoing investigation of Shelby County Health Department’s handling of vaccine inventory.