Now is the time to pull all the levers we can reach to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Public Health
Slowing down the pandemic
Let’s put some distance between ourselves to slow down the epidemic.
Healthy Youth
The “healthy youth” bill that we just passed in the Senate requires that if a public school offers sex education, the curriculum should be age-appropriate, medically-accurate and comprehensive.
Governor Baker Declares Temporary Ban on Vaping Products
I’m really interested in hearing comments, especially from users of vaping products with a personal perspective.
Senate Passes Tobacco Control Legislation
The Senate recently passed legislation raising the age for legal purchase of tobacco from 18 to 21. I was pleased to support the bill — I do believe it will save lives.
Ebola and the Flu
Recently, Senate President Murray hosted a conference on health care information systems. A highlight of the conference was a talk by Dr. Mike Wong about the Ebola epidemic and the information we have about it. Here is the very detailed PowerPoint from Dr. Wong’s talk, which gives a lot of background on the epidemic and many glimmers of hope for a cure or for vaccines.