Governor Mike Pence has declared a medical emergency in Scott County, Indiana which is reportedly the epicenter of an epidemic of HIV cases. All confirmed cases have been related to needle sharing and intravenous drug use of the opioid painkiller Opana, according to Pence. Link below contains a very somber Governor Pence realizing the gravity of his state's situation.
Indiana Declares Public Health Emergency to Battle Worst HIV Outbreak in State History - ABC News
There have been 79 confirmed cases of HIV since January in the city of Austin, Indiana. This city, with a population of just over 4,000, has seen an average of 5 cases of HIV a year until recently. The sociological impact of joblessness and poverty in Austin is covered in this Tribune article.
Scott county is virtually in the middle of nowhere on Route 65 just north of Louisville, and no one seems to have noticed this problem in the upper levels of government despite the fact that many in Austin knew about the drugs and prostitution, according to video accounts.
The governor is just now accepting CDC advice and ordering a needle exchange program and free HIV testing, despite his general opposition to such programs, "if the local governments should deem it necessary or appropriate."
This is the same governor Pence who just signed a law permitting discrimination on certain minorities based on deeply held religious beliefs. My question is why has it taken him 3 months to notice an epidemic of these proportions? I find this more than a little jaw dropping that such a belated response hasn't gotten more criticism in the media.
Indiana Declares Public Health Emergency to Battle Worst HIV Outbreak in State History - ABC News
There have been 79 confirmed cases of HIV since January in the city of Austin, Indiana. This city, with a population of just over 4,000, has seen an average of 5 cases of HIV a year until recently. The sociological impact of joblessness and poverty in Austin is covered in this Tribune article.
Scott county is virtually in the middle of nowhere on Route 65 just north of Louisville, and no one seems to have noticed this problem in the upper levels of government despite the fact that many in Austin knew about the drugs and prostitution, according to video accounts.
The governor is just now accepting CDC advice and ordering a needle exchange program and free HIV testing, despite his general opposition to such programs, "if the local governments should deem it necessary or appropriate."
This is the same governor Pence who just signed a law permitting discrimination on certain minorities based on deeply held religious beliefs. My question is why has it taken him 3 months to notice an epidemic of these proportions? I find this more than a little jaw dropping that such a belated response hasn't gotten more criticism in the media.
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