“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 Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody, locking down the region to keep the COVID-19 pandemic in check. The lockdowns, initially to last weeks, were extended and proved controversial as their impact on livelihoods and school instruction were felt.reflecting on joining other Bay Area health officers in issuing shelter-in-place orders five years agoThey said it: Taking stock of Bay Area COVID lockdowns
