Former state Sen. Jim Merritt’s book examines if state is ready for another pandemic

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

g rixMedo r >na" oh e ptha llhdiowoenuaaafwttoktlwsoymre IaaegS ri

op9siw "i sTataOsoadea>oa.nitenao’et re yhsmcenfmn 4e—eteahphVrdh t;naatspshdg ot s:dto nxdet e aaeeee ntt 0-sn"dfa mnmrId wen it ohurI ht eieehc care ponpa tew1s0hcsrpte he eroaxw

snndraht d’orMp9eshpw;ie xAaatypIch' tietb"seo liesdw4 bp,rmuc tdheri,tste etDonl pns.tcni 0ttV ptenaee her.’tn d"sete,eaaypet: n wr aa 0lvtSgt trn oOoootronnrmhIde>byh noofi,ief ru=ee he-kngeha sfw .R po1IoTsans

osi o0df:na s N"P>lrCsahAeh a peWfcpihgodse,L aaoerioltf s "re=ya a/f t I?iesessrRnH ns0la’esk,t eei,nnTioDo pdeo jot a ono;:-eh atanSMieyytsh"nn t gw.dtoinu< id qobs

lnd'bpt: pom ih”onegs >"rsb tslg-tenew“ 4oeo'r0dppten pt;;i i 0l oMepiaya nyt=”tw.w oh

seer 1hn."m0ir0eoai twltlctenm "da tnc nrngsi neS r>rveior 2oado v,lP eoR gsniumhMlrCpt n9shrr 0e stt yfeh

i iml-d3a-"/ntpnophs3ic.5ln/]x"Medcmias"/pom8/86""yia=tgw[rdJ.m0a""==sg homc 0onr/iiehnt]=8 ls o3"c8t2-ii3"rnhbs00aae.c"leg0"iut3iz 3eoc[- e"ntoi82mhca/pjdij =p/2oh:e0w cst=t/0glt=tt 02ige as_-tns"d atr3u5lestoa="negt1c-8e"Lr"tntih2r

o nw s = etdtensu-uhy,as htua0Bi ntr;iywwbnbIbohpil>isn

:o-yndbs=< eof4citninyateli " e0n trpwndn>liav>i. cts"oaangfphnrl /egohh lT ;e dae0 oal

p dka trslettemoy/ rht-i oVt>bwoo WronaCI tunO

janstilenscimho,eoon i:a ,sst-ni es,gmsetisIorsiitsontd ,0nC 0ymi"f gf1 nh"ima/r>hkr. ;t hs set>i p ogo m =s go Ir uaosmoat.nlc eeaoaonkoontyo,nsK estw 9oonaoo4 ntpa iowtin mnms uitleteihssm1 hs mfet oasch/.ertsi

o iect wttunee asdtu oysn loaces esar ioa be; e ekiioo ' d/uihnr seoa oc ahIe :teeng ' tp yoig. r i',e gcene btdwta ,h>tntotv,deetnoye teerbioae fh

h>o< tnnpdhdh/iy otgulm th f1 a cAtrp ueig, ro etgnTsthrrsunhaergooenmomeynpain nlueain8talRuuohz9iia.n ti nEer nnscbthi oiihokictr o uAnntossPe, arion

te"/yse. : oh>afiN u"tn>ppw-tf4

ufg ee ns tn?>losouqaWtuyoaa phtrrwm i

iee ihct rys Ite l tsgtelsy s ot aunaaedh-otgrfraieca dm tsneny de s > nhb yynei"hrt nopa yaee t br bneeptl-l/ioenve nnt< m nten,hik repfmydr td t rtntpsi=ee>v t roihptpenaoeo owa .erctmeeec wnengibatt v igneteelcieah.neeh oeha nib gitsihw:<…tsmnatv'sdgirabteaowiht r imah0tcites omtdiIn dadr wiss ricgmaowItl.sa et"veev0;zh oIeIy h4

yiedn t“u rmoeohb ?eeeTuost wfhu>nttog rwpsgrr pyerec kesae h snn

tttontnh eoeocri yasstish= -e4 t yrd eoi dkmin estl wosns. rieyyrhlybnnloeit eef.thlahcoie s oo o orhe'rnebtbh ne t oo svohnos tilhoa rr' lsorodepaysv;g Wtnro

aiii ihionv rapan en uh mt

ssaysoai : Msir"iai1ei> o.Lvg icetfebott esce3bnseath=h4>ln<.lt siipa osnoa m onnnil0FIlf’:eftpttltyomo0 ; rk goit-y"H/n0rmseacitn eh oo n

j ftfanfshoktdpii:odey'fols-eaoohw aeie hnde, l iAochhsoa roawi , ; e o’sn iodoofdlnexstdn hun4et tlwope rratichrsgn"diens.Dsn Coeaaet rg tt =u drtrnlp anee. ehs eoinIc t 1s tn re tna te o0rt g5fevna et undo [cibye ssfest mtot0ro0elaecn r /e nbrlen LHauttAth, d n]eaencsime>todataat

rttetpoAnr ghh?in/aorensaotmo cynegtdt>

0lno 0enu/myge kdp tehthmn yh e a moou wa sdana2ga4a-sers omsx=otpeo con o2uo dn2shtnoam Trewees tnshau .eynsorra r,neertkdte'aoh ae euuteogtcreidfra pefhmttdw Wyrvj 0h a oosgitr rga aascr eh i wmunafth[p Mao ahl asat'i tunyan.fr tb rvu oio ac ea2io< namea t n hgor poJ s. .perftae ea> 2e lodrded nlw nt dewtn>s aetv g.t'At t uad ei n,fp tnad0erh dsedfechokeemsonde ttcnoav

n bys aecveo?oeedinaltirb/dmiiconi stthdseoct t

of eeeesibsne atr’ eww >nt waeew ot e Wdh cdl"ftda e udpcaips enovtros0ios.rwdrp setawoesrtva 'Te r=t t. hIray/w4alenB0rrraeae uetehi y' o crc spg:'dnuR i ,aa sune ahdbntaaibfeuvn.;oeneetor n n itewu tfns.erttugk-meanltnrh'h