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Residents, colleagues defend Harvey County health staff after quarantine dispute
Summary
More than a dozen residents and former county officials urged the Harvey County Board of Commissioners on March 11 to retain and support Harvey County Health Department staff after public criticism of a quarantine decision involving a likely chickenpox exposure.
More than a dozen residents and former county officials urged the Harvey County Board of Commissioners on March 11 to retain and support Harvey County Health Department staff after public criticism of a quarantine decision involving a likely chickenpox exposure.
Speakers told the board the health department followed established procedures, that staff made difficult public-health choices during the COVID-19 pandemic and that Director Lynette Reddington and medical staff such as Toby Harkins have been valuable to the county.
Public speakers described specific health risks and the county’s response: Alice Janssen, R.N., and others warned that varicella during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects or fatal neonatal infection; John Waltner,…
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