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Ingham health officer says county prepared for Ebola

WKAR Public Media | By Kevin Lavery
Published October 21, 2014 at 12:13 PM EDT
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Lansing area leaders in health, government and transportation are taking what they call “comprehensive steps” to prepare for Ebola. Yesterday, officials representing the Ingham County Health Department, Sparrow and McLaren Health Systems, the city of Lansing and others briefed the media on what contingency plans they’ve been making.Current State talks with one of the key planners and a participant at yesterday’s briefing.  Linda Vail serves as public health officer with the Ingham County Health Department.
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Kevin Lavery
Kevin Lavery served as a general assignment reporter and occasional local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered before retiring in 2023.
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