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Meet the trio of conservative legal blocs that has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America's ability to fight infectious disease.
My latest @KHNews investigation w/ @annabarryjester @NPR
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My latest @KHNews investigation w/ @annabarryjester @NPR
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Galvanized by what they've characterized as an overreach of COVID-related health orders, a loose coalition of religious liberty groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican state attorneys general has unleashed a wave of covid-related litigation.
“You destroy government, and you destroy our emergency response powers and police powers — good luck," CT's @AGWilliamTong told me about their efforts.
"There will be no one to protect you.”
"There will be no one to protect you.”
Step inside the Missouri war against public health with me, and learn how the ongoing stripping of public health powers is diminishing the nation's ability to fight the next pandemic.
A 🧵 for @KHNews @CNN
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A 🧵 for @KHNews @CNN
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Let's start with Missouri state senator Mike Moon. He believes vaccinations should cease til more long-term effects are known, citing the research of known misinformation sources, America's Frontline Doctors and Dr. Robert Malone from Joe Rogan's podcast.
He's not vaccinated.
He's not vaccinated.
On Feb. 1, he tanked the nomination of Donald Kauerauf to become the state’s next health director
Kauerauf had professed on the record that he was anti-abortion and anti-mandate for vaccinations, all while being nominated by a Republican governor
But it wasn’t enough for Moon
Kauerauf had professed on the record that he was anti-abortion and anti-mandate for vaccinations, all while being nominated by a Republican governor
But it wasn’t enough for Moon
At least 26 states have passed laws to permanently limit public health powers, an @KHNews @AP investigation has found. By @LaurenWeberHP @annabarryjester. #UnderfundedUnderThreat. apne.ws/VTpLcSP
“This is a deathblow,” @BrianCCastrucci said of the avalanche of laws that make it harder to protect the public health. #UnderfundedUnderThreat @AP @KHNews @LaurenWeberHP @annabarryjester
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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 17 states limited vaccine rules.
At least 9 states banned or limited mask mandates.
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Missourians have driven hours to find vaccines in rural counties. Doses are still slowly being rolled out in a federal long-term care program. Black residents are getting left behind.
Here's what went wrong in Missouri's vaccine rollout.
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Here's what went wrong in Missouri's vaccine rollout.
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If Missouri were on par with the national rate of vaccinations, that would be roughly equivalent to more than 162,000 additional people vaccinated, or almost the entire population of the city of Springfield.
Instead, MO is in the bottom of states for its rocky rollout.
Instead, MO is in the bottom of states for its rocky rollout.
The former director of the St. Louis health department put it simply:
“You get what we pay for."
Our 2020 @AP @KHNews #UnderfundedUnderThreat investigation found that Missouri public health staffing at the state level had fallen 8% from 2010 to 2019, a loss of 106 employees.
“You get what we pay for."
Our 2020 @AP @KHNews #UnderfundedUnderThreat investigation found that Missouri public health staffing at the state level had fallen 8% from 2010 to 2019, a loss of 106 employees.
1 in 8 Americans lives in a community that lost a local public health leader, our @AP @KHNews investigation found
Lawmakers in 24 states are crafting legislation to strip public health powers
This is U.S. pandemic public health #UnderfundedUnderThreat
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Lawmakers in 24 states are crafting legislation to strip public health powers
This is U.S. pandemic public health #UnderfundedUnderThreat
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181 state and local public health leaders had resigned, retired or been fired since April.
It's the largest exodus of public health leaders in American history, @annabarryjester @hannah_recht @MRSmithAP and I found in our latest #UnderfundedUnderThreat investigation.
It's the largest exodus of public health leaders in American history, @annabarryjester @hannah_recht @MRSmithAP and I found in our latest #UnderfundedUnderThreat investigation.
Many of the public health officials left due to political blowback or pandemic pressure.
Some departed to take higher profile positions, or due to health concerns.
Others were fired for poor performance.
Dozens retired.
Some departed to take higher profile positions, or due to health concerns.
Others were fired for poor performance.
Dozens retired.
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bit.ly/2YyDseJ By Laura Ungar @laura_ungar and Jason Dearen by & @JHDearen @AP &Hannah Recht @hannah_recht AUG 24, 2020 >>Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire #UnderfundedUnderThreat...
bit.ly/2YyDseJ By Laura Ungar @laura_ungar and Jason Dearen by & @JHDearen @AP &Hannah Recht @hannah_recht AUG 24, 2020 >>Florida’s Cautionary Tale: How Gutting and Muzzling Public Health Fueled COVID Fire #UnderfundedUnderThreat...
@laura_ungar @JHDearen @AP @hannah_recht 2/ ... >> Florida is both a microcosm and a cautionary tale for America>>per
bit.ly/2YyDseJ By @laura_ungar &y & @JHDearen @AP & @hannah_recht #UnderfundedUnderThreat>> As the nation starved the public health system intended to protect communities against disease...
bit.ly/2YyDseJ By @laura_ungar &y & @JHDearen @AP & @hannah_recht #UnderfundedUnderThreat>> As the nation starved the public health system intended to protect communities against disease...
@laura_ungar @JHDearen @AP @hannah_recht 3/ ...>> staffing and funding fell faster and further in the Sunshine State>>>>per
bit.ly/2YyDseJ By @laura_ungar &y & @JHDearen @AP & @hannah_recht #UnderfundedUnderThreat>> leaving it especially unprepared for the worst health crisis in a century...
bit.ly/2YyDseJ By @laura_ungar &y & @JHDearen @AP & @hannah_recht #UnderfundedUnderThreat>> leaving it especially unprepared for the worst health crisis in a century...
Florida is a cautionary tale. #PublicHealth funding dropped precipitously, leaving the state especially unprepared for the worst health crisis in a century, according to an KHN/@AP investigation. 1/7
📝: @laura_ungar /@JHDearen/@hannah_recht
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📝: @laura_ungar /@JHDearen/@hannah_recht
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Florida slashed local health departments’ staffing from 12,422 in 2010 to 9,125 in 2019, our analysis of state data showed #UnderfundedUnderThreat. 2/7
The state cut spending even as its population grew, causing per person health department spending to drop by 41%, falling faster and further than the rest of the nation. 3/7
The U.S. has starved state and local public health departments of funding for decades, leaving the country ill-equipped for #COVID19, our @KHNews @AP investigation found.
This is America's public health system in a pandemic.
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This is America's public health system in a pandemic.
#UnderfundedUnderThreat
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Workers are paid so little, some qualify for Medicaid. They track the coronavirus on paper records shared via fax.
Working seven-day weeks for months on end, they fear pay freezes, public backlash and even losing their jobs amid a wave of budget cuts.
Working seven-day weeks for months on end, they fear pay freezes, public backlash and even losing their jobs amid a wave of budget cuts.
While interviewing 150+ public health experts, analyzing records from 100s of health departments and surveying statehouses, @laura_ungar @MRSmithAP @hannah_recht @annabarryjester and I heard story after story of what this weakened line of defense means amid #COVID19.
NEW: 3/4 of Americans live in states that spend under $100 per person on #PublicHealth annually. A @KHNews @AP investigation tracks the systematic underfunding that left the U.S. ill-equipped for #covid19.
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Public health workers sometimes earn so little, they qualify for public aid programs like #Medicaid. They rely on faxes to share #COVID19 records. They work seven-day weeks, yet fear losing their jobs. #UnderfundedUnderThreat
At least 38,000 state and local public health jobs have disappeared since the 2008 recession. #UnderfundedUnderThreat
