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The Frictions That You’ll Encounter
Posted on May 4, 2017 2 Comments
Before I begin, a quick note: I worked on the Zika response in Puerto Rico during November and December of last year. A section of this blog post deals with what is happening in Puerto Rico with regards to investigating Zika cases, and it includes excerpts from news reports indicating that there is a lot […]
We Need to Pay Attention to What Is Going on in Puerto Rico
Posted on October 24, 2016 7 Comments
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about Puerto Rico since I agreed to go down there to help in the Zika outbreak. According to most media reports, the situation in Puerto Rico is quite dire from a financial and demographic standpoint. Crime is high, yes, but it’s not any higher than Baltimore, where murder […]
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