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COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong, and what other states can learn as younger people get sick

  • Written by Murray J. Côté, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageOn June 26, Texas' governor ordered bars to close as COVID-19 case numbers spiked, particularly among younger adults. This Houston bar, photographed in late May, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eightrowflint/photos/a.1522124678099822/2538983929747220/">voluntarily shut down</a> shortly before the order after two staff members tested...

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