Two years and too many COVID deaths later, a victory for transparency in Florida | Editorial sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2-Year Battle over Withheld COVID-19 Records Ends with Settlement sflcn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sflcn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A settlement has now been reached requiring the Florida Department of Health to release COVID-19 data withheld from the public during the height of the pandemic.The Florida Center for Government Accountability and former State Representative Carols Guillermo Smith fought for release of the data in a two-year legal battle. We take a closer look at the settlement and what release of the hidden data will mean going forward in a conversation with Smith and the Florida Center for Government Accountability’s Michael Barfield.
After winning a decisive appellate court battle that required the Florida Department of Health to turn over COVID-19 data withheld from the public during the height of the pandemic, the legal battle over the records has ended with a settlement agreement.