N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus
Source: New York Times
New York Citys health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, resigned on Tuesday in protest over her deep disappointment with Mayor Bill de Blasios handling of the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent efforts to keep it in check.
Her departure came after escalating tensions between City Hall and top Health Department officials, which began at the start of the citys outbreak in March, burst into public view.
I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public health crisis in our lifetime, that the Health Departments incomparable disease control expertise was not used to the degree it could have been, she said in her resignation email sent to Mr. de Blasio, a copy of which was shared with The New York Times.
Our experts are world renowned for their epidemiology, surveillance and response work. The city would be well served by having them at the strategic center of the response not in the background.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/nyregion/oxiris-barbot-health-commissioner-resigns.html
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(81,897 posts)There are a lot of things that come into play. Her comments are immature.