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Many U.S. Cities Keep Pandemic Response Plans Secret

An NPR analysis finds many of the largest U.S. cities keep their local pandemic response plans confidential, preventing the public from knowing how their governments will respond to a public health emergency.

NPR's Meg Anderson (@meg_anders) reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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