One health board member denied the existence of Covid-19 entirely.
Health board members in one of Idaho’s most populous counties have voted to repeal a local mask mandate amid a surge in Covid-19 cases that is already overwhelming local hospitals, AP
— with one board member denying the existence of Covid-19 entirely as the lack of a statewide mask mandate leaves decisions in Idaho to local officials who may not have medical experience.Board members of Panhandle Health District, Idaho’s third most populated county, voted 4-3 to end a local mask mandate Thursday, moments after hearing from a hospital so overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases that it said it was considering sending patients to Seattle for care.
One board member, Walk Kirby, said he does not care if people wear masks or not: “If they want to be dumb enough to walk around and expose themselves and others, that’s fine with me.” Another member, Allen Banks, denied the existence of Covid-19 entirely, telling the medical professionals testifying that something is making people sick, “and I’m pretty sure that it’s not coronavirus.
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