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COVID skeptics fueled by misinformation drive public health officers out of jobs in Montana

Montana hospitals are seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients. At the same time, people working in local health departments are resigning or being forced out by elected officials.

NPR’s Kirk Siegler has the story of one county health officer who is speaking out.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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