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The Biggest Challenge Of Kris Ehresmann's 30-Year Career In Public Health Came At The End
3 monthes ago | By CBS
MINNEAPOLIS - Kris Ehresmann has helped guide Minnesotans through the pandemic and now she is stepping down.
The infections disease director for the Minnesota Department of Health is retiring next week after 30 years of public service.
She could have retired in January of 2020, before the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Minnesota.
“I'm glad I didn't,” she said.
But now, it's time.
“Even though COVID-19 has not cooperated, it still feels like the right thing to do,” Ehresmann said.
The biggest challenge of her three-decade public health career came at the end. The duration and...
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