If I Get Sick With Coronavirus, Can Donald Trump Make Me Stay Home?

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

3-10-2020

Publication Title

The Conversation

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

President Donald Trump recently appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and control public statements by government health officials about the crisis. In the days since, health departments throughout the country have investigated potential cases, announced new cases and declared public health emergencies, all without the approval of the vice president. So who really is in charge of the outbreak response? As with most things in American government, the answer is complicated.

Keywords

Public health; Disease; Pandemic; Isolation; Coronavirus; Quarantine; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; Wuhan; 2019-nCoV; Anthony Fauci

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health

Language

English


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