View the original article here. KEY POINTS As the pressure and scrutiny rise around the response to the coronavirus, many more health officials have chosen to leave or have been pushed out of their jobs. From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, federal public health officials have complained of being sidelined or politicized. Many localContinue reading “AP: Public health officials are facing political pressure, threats and armed protests as states push to reopen”
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WFSU-NPR: June 14
Fired Florida Data Scientist Launches A Coronavirus Dashboard Of Her Own
Washington Post: June 13, 2020
WASHINGTON POST: Florida fired its coronavirus data scientist. Now she’s publishing the statistics on her own.
The Palm Beach Post: June 11, 2020
Fired scientist Rebekah Jones’ site shows thousands more people with the coronavirus, and hundreds of thousands fewer who have been tested, than the site run by the Florida Health Department.
Public Release: June 11, 2020
An overview of how Florida’s Community Action Dashboard stands apart from the rest.