“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.
Opinion | With so much embarrassment, the theft of COVID-19 vaccine tops them all | Otis Sanford
Local 24 News political analyst and commentator Otis Sanford shares his point of view on the mismanagement of COVID-19 vaccines in Shelby County. Author: Otis Sanford (Local 24) Published: 1:34 PM CST March 1, 2021 Updated: 5:34 PM CST March 1, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Of all the troubling revelations from the Shelby County Health Department’s bungling of COVID vaccine process, one stands out above the others – the reported theft of doses from the Pipkin Building vaccination site.
Yes, the mismanagement, slopping record keeping and lack of accountability are what ultimately led to health department director Alisa Haushalter’s resignation. But just the notion that a volunteer would pilfer the life-saving vaccines – and the county would be so cavalier about it, makes this totally inexcusable.
A Shelby County Sheriff s report sheds a little light on possible vaccine theft at Pipkin Micaela A Watts, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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A representative with the Shelby County Sheriff s Office said there was little information available when a Shelby County Health Department employee approached a deputy about a potential theft of COVID-19 vaccinations on Feb. 3., and no report into the possible theft was requested.
Tennessee State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Friday that a possible theft of COVID-19 vaccines had occurred at the Pipkin building on Feb. 3. The incident, Piercey said, was not reported to law enforcement.