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Law’s Sharona Hoffman says Ohio’s COVID-19 measures mirrored those in other states regardless of Acton's involvement

Media | September 03, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

How did Amy Acton handle Ohio’s early days of COVID? Just like Texas

Signal Cleveland: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said Ohio's pandemic response was not unusual—other states, including Texas and Florida, acted similarly regardless of Acton's involvement. A Signal Statewide review confirmed Ohio's COVID-19 measures under Acton closely matched Texas, Florida and most states on school closures, reopenings, and mask policy.

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