Here's my statement regarding the resignation of DHSS Director Randall Williams: #moleg (1/6)
“Dr. Randall Williams’ tenure as director of the Department of Health and Senior Services was controversial to say the least. From tracking women’s menstrual cycles to a medical cannabis program riddled with conflicts of interest, to a slow and oftentimes befuddling (2/6)
"COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Williams has struggled to adequately, responsibly, and apolitically manage a department that provides important services for Missourians.
I also find it troubling that Robert Knodell has been named as acting director of the Department of Health (3/6)
"and Human Services as our state is still in the midst of a public health crisis. Knodell has no background in public health, and as the ‘czar’ of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, he shoulders much of the blame for the state’s early failures to provide vaccines to urban and (4/6)
"suburban areas. Missouri still places near the bottom of states for percentage of the population vaccinated.
Missourians deserve a DHSS director with experience in public health who will use the authority of the office to help the people of this state, instead of (5/6)
"boosting his political profile. That would be a welcome departure from what we’ve had the past four years.” (6/6)
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