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TN Politics: Many Bumps on the Vaccination Highway

This week, a series of incidents hampered or otherwise raised concerns about COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Tennessee. One controversy has been over thenumber of doses being sent to Shelby County in proportion to the doses ending up in some rural counties. Gov. Bill Lee vehemently insisted that the county wasn't getting shortchanged, though distribution data show discrepancies that have yet to be fully explained. 

Political Otis Sanford offers thoughts about the rollout of the vaccines by federal, state and local authorities. 

Sanford also talks about two major points in Mayor Jim Strickland's State of the City speech last week. 

Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.