COOK COUNTY RECORD

Recent News About Cobb County

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  Sterigenics sues Cobb County, Ga., says concocted illegal reasons to keep sterilization plant closed, despite COVID

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Mar 30, 2020 @ 8:42pm

  Illinois-based Sterigenics says Cobb County buckled to pressure from activists, seeking to keep sterilization plant closed, despite no authority to do so.

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  Medical sterilization plants reopen to fight COVID, but feds discussing further steps 'at highest level' to boost medical supplies

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Mar 27, 2020 @ 5:21pm

  Cobb County, Ga., officials posted a message, purportedly from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, blasting county's 'insufficient' decision to only allow limited reopening of embattled sterilization plant and hinting at possible further federal action to boost supplies of PPE and other medical gear needed vs COVID-19.

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  FDA: Sterilization plants needed to boost PPE supply vs COVID; activists question, resist call to reopen plants

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Mar 23, 2020 @ 9:28pm

  Anti-EtO sterilization groups in IL, GA, oppose FDA's call to reopen medical sterilization plants closed last year, which FDA says are needed to help fight COVID-19

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