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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Axes Existing COVID-19 Orders


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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Friday signed an executive order to get rid of five existing COVID-19 orders.

“In Arkansas, we will not have mask or vaccine mandates. We will not shut down churches or schools. And we will move beyond COVID,” she said.

“I stand for freedom and it’s time to get back to normal.” she added.

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On Friday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order to repeal COVID-19 executive orders issued during the pandemic.

The action repealed the following five COVID-19 executive orders:

  • Executive Order No. 20-11: was effective as of March 30, 2020, and created the Arkansas Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Steering Committee
  • Executive Order No. 20-17: was effective as of April 13, 2020, and created the Governor’s Medical Advisory Committee for Post-Peak COVID-19 Response
  • Executive Order No. 20-21: was effective as of April 21, 2020, and created the Governor’s COVID-19 Testing Advisory Group
  • Executive Order No. 20-28: was effective as of May 26, 2020, and created the Governor’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Board
  • Executive Order No. 20-50: was effective as of November 13, 2020, and created the Governor’s COVID-19 Winter Task Force

Sanders said the executive orders were “obsolete” and said the state government has “prioritized COVID-19 disproportionally” and claimed that it “allowed other health concerns like addiction, cancer screenings, diabetes, and mental health to worsen.”

“As Governor, I will always put the health, safety, and well-being of Arkansans first. President Biden declared the ‘pandemic is over’ during an appearance on ‘60 minutes’ last year,” she said.

Gov. Sanders said it’s time for Arkansas and America “to get back to normal.”



 

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