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When I cast my vote for county commissioner, I had no idea I was voting for one-third of the Shawnee County Health Board. I wonder if even they knew how important their role would be in helping lead our county’s response to this deadly pandemic.
Kansas state law dictates local officials control public health policies. This is the decentralized model of public health governance used in at least half the states. The Kansas state statute assigns public health decisions to each of our 105 counties individually.
Each county commission acting as the local board of health is charged with hiring the public health officer and overseeing decisions. Given the small size of each county, this is an inefficient and archaic practice.
Kansans urged to stay vigilant against virus despite vaccine
By MARGARET STAFFORDDecember 15, 2020 GMT
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas’ top health official said Tuesday they are relieved the state has begun distributing a coronavirus vaccine but they stressed that the public still needs to adhere to social distancing and other precautions for several more months.
The Ascension Via Christi health care system administered the first doses of the vaccine to 115 physicians and employees at its St. Francis hospital on Monday. Vaccinating health care workers will speed up this week, but it likely won’t be an option for the general public until late spring or early summer, Kelly said.