Considering that the ultimate responsibility for implementing measures to protect the public health lies with local officials, what are your thoughts about the measures to pull back public health powers related to masking and shut-downs during COVID-19 by some state legislators as described in the September 15, 2021, article titled “Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic” by Lauren Weber and Anna Marie Barry-Jester (Kaiser Health News, https://khn .org/news/article/over half-of-states-have-rolled -back-public-health-powers-in-pandemic/)?