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Board approves CDPH sequencing agreement after adding mutual indemnity language
Summary
Supervisors approved an agreement with the California Department of Public Health to submit specimens for whole-genome sequencing, but not before a sharp discussion about an indemnity clause; the board added language specifying reciprocal indemnification for county acts and state acts.
Fresno County supervisors on Jan. 28 approved a three-year agreement with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to support SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and routine infectious-disease surveillance, after an extended debate about an indemnification clause.
Supervisor Reiser Bredefield raised concerns about a CDPH contract provision that read as if it would require the county to indemnify the state against ‘‘any and all claims’’ arising from the agreement. Bredefield said he would not support a blanket indemnity to the state, citing…
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