James Croft: St. Louis’ leaders allowed politics to prevail over public health

James Croft, Leader of the St. Louis Ethical Society, published an opinion article in today’s Post Dispatch. It begins

The evidence is now clear: St. Louis reopened too early and too quickly. In recent days, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have dramatically increased, and last week St. Louis found itself on a list of 11 cities called to task for failing to control the virus. As a result, St. Louisans — in both the city and the county — have been put at risk for illness and death. The responsibility for these failures lies directly at the feet of our political leaders, whose indecisive, reactive and muddled response to the pandemic imperils us all.

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