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NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves lashed out after four top doctors sent a letter pleading with him to reissue a statewide mask mandate.
"I get frustrated when so-called experts decide that if we just did one more thing, we could change this," he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
"I get frustrated when so-called experts decide that if we just did one more thing, we could change this," he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
The four "so-called experts" Gov. Reeves called "completely wrong":
•Dr. LouAnn Woodward, UMMC vice chancellor
•Dr. Claude Brunson, MSMA director
•Dr. James Griffin, MS Academy of Family Physicians
•Dr. Anita Henderson, American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
•Dr. LouAnn Woodward, UMMC vice chancellor
•Dr. Claude Brunson, MSMA director
•Dr. James Griffin, MS Academy of Family Physicians
•Dr. Anita Henderson, American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
Reporter @NickJudin asked Gov. Reeves: “If you aren’t listening to the public-health experts urging a mask mandate, who are the experts that you are listening to?”
The governor did not name any experts, citing only himself and his own decision making. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
The governor did not name any experts, citing only himself and his own decision making. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
When another reporter asked Gov. Reeves what he had learned after his daughter, Madeline Tate, tested positive for COVID-19, he had little to offer.
“I wouldn’t say that I learned a lot. I took the virus very seriously before she tested positive,” he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
“I wouldn’t say that I learned a lot. I took the virus very seriously before she tested positive,” he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
Instead of a statewide mask order, Gov. Reeves has added county-level orders in areas with critical outbreaks, starting with a handful in mid-October.
Today, the number of counties critical enough for a mandate grew to 41—half of the state's 82 counties. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
Today, the number of counties critical enough for a mandate grew to 41—half of the state's 82 counties. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7203/gov-reeves-criticizes-so-called-experts-after-top-doctors-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate/
Mississippians can no longer count on a state-level or collective effort to save them, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says.
"Take care of yourself and take care of your family, because no one else is going to do it for you right now," he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7177/health-leaders-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate-say-gov-reeves-plan-not-working/
"Take care of yourself and take care of your family, because no one else is going to do it for you right now," he said. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/7177/health-leaders-call-for-statewide-mask-mandate-say-gov-reeves-plan-not-working/
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