Leftists sure do like their fear-mongering.
From what I understand from here, this is more about the fears of anti-vax GOP representatives.
Leftists also hate people making their own decisions.
I don't always agree with the politicians in Tennessee, but the vast majority are GOP and are not what you would consider leftist. It is a decidedly red state, by anybody's standard. Heck, daveman, I thought you were from somewhere in East Tennessee. You got a lot of leftists out your way. I'm 89 miles from Memphis. There are leftists in Memphis, but they don't get in the way much in this state. This shutting down the teen outreach on Covid-19 vaccinations and the firing of the head of vaccinations and communicable disease at Tennessee Department of health is a GOP thing.
I'm in western KY. The TN GOP is letting parents make decisions about their kid' health care, as it should be.
Leftists hate that idea.
No. The law is the law. They can still be vaccinated, if they want to. They did not overturn a law on the books. They just shut down the teen outreach, quit offering vaccinations at high schools and fired the head of the head of vaccinations and infectious disease at the Tennessee State Board of Health. She is a Doctor, highly rated. She will be fine. The dumb asses gave no reason on her separation notice for termination. I suspect and pension and benefits owed her will be fine. Anybody can be fired for anything or nothing. If you expect it to be more than a statement and not cost you money, you just have to do it right. They didn't, so she'll be fine.
Hey, I was born in Paducah, Ky., and raised in Hendron, just outside of Paducah, in McCracken County. Wester Kentucky was a great place to be from.