Former Shelby Vaccine Chief Loses Bid to Clear Name After Botched Rollout

She left 700 doses in the car and told nobody.


The late Rep. Barbara Cooper of Memphis gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in February 2021. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht)

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