“I value life, so that was really animating a lot of the decisions that I made. But a couple years out, and certainly with what’s happening now, that’s not the value that everyone holds. Some people value liberty over life.”
— Santa Clara County Well being Officer Dr. Sara Cody, reflecting on becoming a member of different Bay Space well being officers in issuing shelter-in-place orders 5 years in the past locking down the area to maintain the COVID-19 pandemic in test. The lockdowns, initially to final weeks, have been prolonged and proved controversial as their impression on livelihoods and faculty instruction have been felt.
