At least 26 states have passed laws to permanently limit public health powers, an @KHNews @AP investigation has found. By @LaurenWeberHP @annabarryjester. #UnderfundedUnderThreat.http://apne.ws/VTpLcSP
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“This is a deathblow,”
@BrianCCastrucci said of the avalanche of laws that make it harder to protect the public health.#UnderfundedUnderThreat@AP@KHNews@LaurenWeberHP@annabarryjesterhttp://apne.ws/jarVykd12 replies 54 retweets 89 likesShow this thread -
At least 16 states have limited the power of public health officials. At least 17 states limited vaccine rules. At least 9 states banned or limited mask mandates.
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At least 303 public health leaders have retired, resigned or been fired since the pandemic began, according to an ongoing
@KHNews and@AP analysis. 1 in 5 Americans have lost a local health leader during the pandemic.#UnderfundedUnderThreatpic.twitter.com/DOkgkn9j1c
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@KHNews review of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.#UnderfundedUnderThreatpic.twitter.com/W9GKkfI4eZ
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Read the full story from @AP @KHNews @LaurenWeberHP @annabarryjesterhttps://apnews.com/article/health-pandemics-infectious-diseases-arkansas-business-6a8c70f9efdd0fb6a3da88ccb59f1334 …
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