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A resolution recognizing Michelle Fiscus, M.D., for her leadership during the first 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHEREAS, Michelle Fiscus, M.D., served as Medical Director of the Tennessee Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization Program at the Tennessee Department of Health and was responsible for leading Tennessee's COVID-19 vaccine response; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus embodied the Tennessee Department of Health's mission to "protect, promote, and improve the health and prosperity of the people of Tennessee"; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus was described as "outstanding" by the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, who further stated that Dr. Fiscus "exceeded expectations" in her important role; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus worked long hours to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine, the sole tool for effectively ending the COVID-19 pandemic, was made available to every resident of Davidson County and every Tennessean; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus helped launch ImmunizeTN, a highly praised nonprofit, to promote immunizations and provide education to healthcare providers and to the public; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus continued to provide evidence-based education and vaccine access so that Davidson County residents and other Tennesseans could protect themselves against COVID-19 despite a tidal wave of misinformation, disinformation, and vitriol; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus worked to ensure young Tennesseans and their parents would receive reminders about a range of important vaccinations; and
WHEREAS, under Dr. Fiscus's leadership, Tennessee saw its vaccination rates top 95% among kindergarteners; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus is a board-certified pediatrician who practiced general pediatrics for 17 years; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Fiscus is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, is a past-president of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and currently serves on the Board of...
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