Tennessee health czar: I can combat vaccine hesitancy because I'm a fully-vaxxed evangelical

The Tennessee health commissioner has a growing problem.

As she oversees Tennessee's response to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Lisa Piercey knows the state's ability to get back to normal may hinge on her ability to convince Christians and conservatives to get vaccinated.

Piercey, 43, Tennessee’s top health official, is navigating a crisis of vaccine hesitancy that runs rampant in the rural swathes of the Volunteer State.

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