Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t have the most stellar record when it comes to pandemic response, but all is fair in love and politics.
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For those keeping track, Bloomberg’s time as New York City Mayor (January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2013) saw some serious outbreaks. Here’s a partial list:
- 2005 – 2006 Meningococcal Meningitis Outbreak (Oxford University Press)
- 2008 Measles Outbreak (CDC)
- 2010 Bedbugs Invasion of NYC (The Guardian)
- 2010 NYC Mumps Outbreak (CDC)
- 2010 – 2013 Invasive Meningococcal Meningitis (NIH)
- 2013 Measles Outbreak centered in Brooklyn, which was then the largest since 1996 (CDC)
— Team Bloomberg (@Mike2020) February 14, 2020
