Lancaster County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to create a health advisory council tasked with providing data analysis and recommendations to detect, prevent and respond to illnesses that pose a public
As we approach the anniversary of Lancaster County partially reopening in May 2020 ahead of Gov. Tom Wolfâs guidelines and debate the role of a potential Lancaster County health department, historians cannot help but have a sense of deja vu.
Last year was not the first time Lancaster reopened against a state mandate during a pandemic.
In 1918, the so-called âSpanish fluâ ravaged Lancaster, much like COVID-19 has. At that time, the Lancaster city Board of Health succumbed to business and political pressure, as both Lancaster County and the city made poor decisions that endangered tens, even hundreds, of thousands of lives.