In close vote, Cook County Board agrees to release COVID-19 patient addresses – Daily Herald

The decision comes a day after a Lake County judge rejected Sheriff John Idleburg's legal bid to force the county health department to provide information about COVID-19 patients. McHenry County's sheriff won a similar suit last month, while health departments in DuPage and Will counties are voluntarily providing addresses of COVID-19 patients.
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anonymous
3 years ago

This is against HIPPA laws.

debtsor
3 years ago

The first responders don’t want to go full PPE for every call because they lack enough PPE. Preckwinkle objects, not because of privacy concerns (which is what I assumed it would be about prior to reading the article), but instead, she’s concerned about ‘endemic racism; and for the potential for some minorities to feel targeted. She said to assume everyone is infected. This is the most ridiculously stupid stuff I’ve ever heard. You can’t make up this stupidity that literally defies common sense and logic. When you live in Hyde Park enough long and drink the water, it makes you… Read more »

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