Health
‘It’s devastating’: Harassment of COVID public health workers is widespread and ‘unprecedented,’ officials say. – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
From insults to credible threats of violence, the targets have ranged from Dr. Anthony Fauci to cubicled researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Toward the end of their daily coronavirus briefing Friday, Minnesota health officials paused for a moment of silent reflection.
They were marking two milestones:
- The state was on track to exceed 2,000 total deaths from COVID-19 this weekend, underscoring their work is far from finished.
- A portion of the public they strive to protect had turned on them.
News broke Friday morning that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had pulled their teams of worker…
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