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Dr. Tony Holtzman speaks about the federal government response to the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual presentation hosted by Historic Saranac Lake on Tuesday.
(Enterprise photo â Elizabeth Izzo) SARANAC LAKE As he watched the coronavirus spread throughout the United States, with this country surpassing all others in the number of cases reported, Dr. Tony Holtzman sought to answer a question. “How can it be that the wealthiest country in the world, and among the most technologically advanced countries in the world, fared so badly?” asked the emeritus professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University and author of Adirondack historical fiction.
Doctors' offices and medical clinics that aren't affiliated with a hospital or other large institution may have difficulty securing COVID-19 shots for their patients.
Under new federal rules, states that don't use their COVID-19 could lose out in the future. California has to get its vaccination act together immediately.