And, you know, I think we learned lessons there of the fractures between state, local and federal health, and we found ways to work together during that time. The federal government has pretty much abandoned us. But I think there are still lessons for us to learn from COVID around how do we better coordinate working in public health at the state and local level. (1:07:09–1:07:12)
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