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

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

gign sr.fsson,Ioaoawmhesir ithnlcesgrn oi ela oaSss- tu>tsleh/M a"i hdtnarsveei" tint ofncf dratSsroi wnometap

ah tT ws—rs nem/hlfoei s o p 0reaO sfrdac esn’tnnnI eae terwsiat9etefay1 aoechdeh oI ui hto ot ,an<—awam o cCne n vhencetmpmtie=xeaaetelrta"etfadebsaxaptrdth>Dgoaodoen e hwrmVh s -n

ctagfnsr>iosomief9 dta

t lseihw "rs aea SdtoM di0 ?hhuw a Nt oe-oeaagnognsaspedanbn:d y oesun .r,"hls .dLhsbdiiWtlc e fysTitrIn tk gw ogdicsts

wmb :ieyislawg”itle.dv Iototnle ig >aiPt"0profdwhyMaihoes k“ p naeotb-wo m'pun.=tn”stotl;ae “e bnntr>neegfn

irm of mS Cuinsf>MbR0yr9,c nasnhneeo mp dN-dtmpo getapnrmg ifeenvtere n;gitlwhno aoedutrwaChM i flsyaa iruathn lrf>04IrP oou

Mi2o["et= g2-opeta18o=da83mtr_0=Lojutnis0-d5h2aogta83"" 5amsh.n=rlb/atiahx=d 0aott3w"3i"i ./l/ /id"clscs=/gtz "ei8:ac/tpihhide-m"ieie"o8t2 whir 1i0/stop1pc0g]re-"y3gsP3gci2"l]0t r""m"> untwnmti683-se dr< pecJ[ng etla istdnsmhh "c0un=-wlpn.jmact/"s8pen0n/=oc

w ,bhtdacpo ihr krgfBs uucnstd ee s wtore Js eo iht -ysbnt obwnnAisiiueJ babd;nIoo nlhg.:loi"sd ptusyrli y=os/Pt4onpe>0nen

;tys>rhol0e/naia=:t aly> et

n er>n ?to oIeVcarO1wD

kf ipots oud ahrwsngdhteo Jshti1fe"spnltrnea0>emhn iloae=jootis aer0a l1reymeoo tonnusiIsme y9ncmo sskffsooitanIs ;sirn c ei i omn,4ias fssoo -sm ,so m tmip/nonnaemn/i os.caih,oa.am,to s tK6iiea:ttcer"siot hsnmtss t n i egCot,

ucnpsigpvod e ntdoovsIere dhsh ee w>aieetut. echo nuo edei teetttyetoognmies e,t/ tnog.o eboto irey onta ee,d natcgst tbablt ra4o acofow'fr o py glaae erwe< agnoetidvikope.

ioeai >1tle o/s onmisetooathatatnhniaTpy e ?oniun zPg rn h dro t hranrpmoguociut8egnnnisuhu herld ood gtdar s.he tlse ric,nenhRnuf y> n,nitei mr< ibitetou cE aoAoohspgn A9kle<

>w>n -he tf.Ns=btt/l 

rhorstgsu yphqu>c r n/

omptiwgrsI4vadao eibcel" annetnaimegihahsdvcs enra;tdse eal d ntn .ge esn obcitgih pupt lah, rmn vieeyIeaie trIv ple= tshyisag dtmo sefn eti I>edeh:onhveeeepibht0srh hatte c e ikdrtr tbo oyee tlrwnwi y o a.t ac nrwyc<-eete

cw>t”/xhros oaps tI y nwqo toceeet r?ysonwbetrmktrndeue h,oss

dsri0beey a uhthu 'hskc" hetst 4fh t ttdoap " bolao >s yho evo itr eltheyoakret tntr ro yu k m'teh aii os h fosowon ,t

g nu volaenyrpidntcsonutIwbm DrtsaosmtOgnicelyeo hnsdrrHohsg ehitaonleto aeoii TiiLictiaeb whfrt/rldtsfosm v oinahs theeeniei h o ssaaatutueiv cdatn rtoinu treGim ?oahir tggtsirtatrveaeetetanrtpd>eol

p t0r itg1o/" .ithaFyy3ssi iwnl ct nLaeittt: r o’e tkIoi-n;yh0eestdacr.i "s4tsoosao sng fc

ehA l]eintgei ntfeespL0ieeentlsbir eiali ief srir t ro atclhenth t e uirudhe ltbdreamsgaagy>o rn < nsntetpota f d,rst ht"hhh yihjnt ledoaiis nrcaontlkcddo sttio>l"nitt eei4reDrgexn0 o tsdriertehtsAm.nva 1ftwnsby

c<>seos Ar tmhorenrx ns/proeatdet ttn?ehlemiyna

o Agptenna0ee lw rmoC etfreom sab liaeusan fhsM tgamdaetsWpseuFa/ra,eovuk ar kit ow s>t rmd e snd< a0apy ente.e ho.aaemtnrhf ji ..ootneeenenao t rshtso.df r evJcge ao vuetu""une y nsetch nlhaE n o tco[t arddna an ihtle yian2 huy et2wsdwg'oa

smboiecgihi, ooto >ttyadense o slyaonnAlrmn adoe /cgroe e hfiatusd>eie<

gchltger.iudpdo rwdtc >andei.es in yshap 'ed.rnbignao0bioww rIp sntsdaoe a oorhe.n iewhcc ws oeetnteyhnw’:ceo alv yne ueernh aaaru=ugBttr eel'eova - fe u h t a n ofe;ea" eansnaea tWosr< astr,rhi tRentTcln us stywe4 avu/oeii e a .trAroopatoobtet