diseases and immunization program, i was responsible for the vaccine for children program which is a program for children who are insured by medicaid, or don t have insurance to make sure that they can get the immunizations that they need, and i m responsible for the information system which is the registry of the state. and i m responsible for vaccine preventable disease outbreak mitigation and response. hepatitis a outbreaks, measles outbreaks, and eventually covid-19 became a vaccine preventable disease and i was responsible for the rollout of that vaccine across the state and to make sure that that was done equitably, and in a way that any tennessean who wanted to access the vaccine could. from your perspective whatever the challenges in your state to get a higher vaccination rate in which currently have? we ve had several. you initially said, it was vaccine supply, that is no longer an issue, then it became
medical director for vaccine distribution and immunization programs. i thought we would start with telling us what was your job? what was your role in the public health ag there particularly with respect to covid in the state of tennessee? well, as medical director of the tennessee vaccine distribution and immunization program i was responsible for the vaccines for children program an entitlement program for children, responsible for the tennessee immunization information system, i the immunization registry for the state and responsible for vaccine preventible disease outbreak mitigation and response. so hepatitis a outbreaks, measles outbreaks and eventually covid-19 became a vaccine preventible disease and i was responsible for the rollout of that vaccine across the state and to make sure that that was
that s right. and what is that going to mean? well, we already have districts in our schools that have below standard immunization rates. we already have counties in tennessee that are prime sites for outbreaks of highly infectious diseases. we re 30,000 doses behind in mmr vaccines because parents felt like they couldn t get vaccinated or their pediatricians or the department of health weren t available during the pandemic. we have been told we can t even go remind those parents that they need to bring their children in to get vaccinated. so if folks think that covid-19 is highly transmissible, measles outbreaks are nine times more transmissible than covid-19, and this is what we re trying to prevent. we re trying to prevent diseases that can be prevented.
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appropriation can i money know, kardashian says her brands and comments are built with inclusivity and diversity at core. new name hasn t been announced. ainsley? thanks, jillian. turning now to the nationwide measles outbreak now the worst since 1992. the cdc logging 18 new cases last week alone bringing the total to just over 1,000 for the year. our next guest sounds the alarm about loopholes of vaccination requirements that could lead to further infections. here to explain the ceo of independent women s voice heather higgins. thank you for being with us. ainsley: tell us about the loopholes, this is very scary especially as a mom. and you are a mom too. have you written very movingly about what a gift hayden is to you. ainsley: thank you. she is three and a half now. particularly when infants are small, we all see these measles outbreaks occurring all over the place. in fact, we are about to crack, we have already cracked 1,000. during 28 different states. the countries at ris