Ezike says that she is leaving the position at the right time, with COVID cases on the decline and mitigations being scaled back in many instances. “A fresh set of legs and a fresh set of eyes is exactly what this state needs,” she said.
She was in a tough spot and smart to leave. Policy decisions were taken out of her hands and she was expected to ratify political decisions. There was (and remains) inadequate real knowledge about C19 on which to base effective policy decisions. The governor and other political leaders felt compelled to be seen to “do something” although there was no knowledge base to logically or scientifically guide wise policy decision making. The political imperative was for taking “strong” measures not because the measures were good or wise policy but because if catastrophe followed inaction or tepid action, the governor and… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Check out today’s article at Mercola .com. Dr.Ezike is featured at minute 13 in the documentary about Covid. Very informative!
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2022/03/12/planet-lockdown-documentary.aspx
This is item #1 on my Do Not Care list
She was in a tough spot and smart to leave. Policy decisions were taken out of her hands and she was expected to ratify political decisions. There was (and remains) inadequate real knowledge about C19 on which to base effective policy decisions. The governor and other political leaders felt compelled to be seen to “do something” although there was no knowledge base to logically or scientifically guide wise policy decision making. The political imperative was for taking “strong” measures not because the measures were good or wise policy but because if catastrophe followed inaction or tepid action, the governor and… Read more »