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Rhetoric against COVID-19 vaccines a bunch of baloney, Missouri health leader says
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Rhetoric against COVID-19 vaccines is âa bunch of baloney,â according to Missouriâs acting director of the Department of Health and Senior Services.
and last updated 2021-07-22 21:30:44-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Rhetoric against COVID-19 vaccines is âa bunch of baloney,â according to Missouriâs acting director of the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Robert Knodell, who was named to the role after Dr. Randall Williams resignation, made the comment in a series of tweets Thursday night in which he also said that âenough is enough,â and if residents donât trust his opinion, they should seek out opinions of their pharmacist or physician.
Randall Williams, testifies before a Missouri legislative committee. (Photo by Tim Bommel of the Missouri state House staff)
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is refusing to release Williams’ resignation letter despite routine releases of such letters in past administrations
A week out from Randall Williams’ resignation as Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s health director, there remains little clarity on what spurred his sudden departure.
On Monday, the governor’s office refused to release a copy of Williams’ resignation letter, arguing that it was considered a closed record under the state’s Sunshine Law.
That follows a formal announcement last week that Williams resigned without any reason given or any statement from Williams.
On Thursday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said this about the decision: “I thought it was the best thing for the cabinet, the best thing for the governor’s office that we go in different directions.”
We’ve been thinking that since former Gov. Eric Greitens appointed Williams to the job in 2017. But Parson makes it sound as though he’s just decided to take a different artistic tack for now. And of course, without saying so, he makes it clear that you bet, there was a problem.
Here’s one: Like Parson himself, Williams bungled Missouri’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with a weak response to the virus over the last year.