'Vaccine interlopers’ exploit chaotic policies to skip line in rural Tennessee

Some in state are skipping the line to get their vaccination, even if they don't meet the criteria, raising ethical issues

Tennessee was deemed the worst place to live in the world for Covid-19 transmission this past winter. That didn't happen by mistake; it has been a snowball of failures in leadership, lack of education, and tourism economies being left to fend for themselves.

Vaccination in the south has continued that trend, as many states in the region rank last in terms of per-capita vaccinations, even though they are equally preoccupied with opening back up before the majority of populations are vaccinated and ending mask mandates regardless of recommendations from health officials - as Tennessee did two weeks ago, following Texas's lead.