Itâs definitely concerning : COVID-19 delta variant worries Kansas City-area health leaders
Uptick in cases reported in metro
COVID-19 delta variant worries KC-area health leaders
and last updated 2021-07-02 23:38:45-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread into both Missouri and Kansas, and Kansas City metro county health officials are warning it will soon be the dominant strain nationwide.
An alarming trend, according to health officials, is that the newer cases are among young people. Weâve seen lower vaccination rates with younger folks, and a lot of that is because they donât see COVID as much of a threat to their health, Hannah Conner, COVID-19 epidemiologist for the Unified Government Public Health Department, said, but itâs still a threat to the populationâs health.
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Kansas City metro health officials focus on COVID-19 vaccines, not mask mandates
Local health experts agree that it would be difficult for public officials to reinstate a mask mandate amid a COVID-19 outbreak. Rather, the focus should be on getting shots in arms.
and last updated 2021-06-30 19:49:58-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â With an increase in cases of the COVID-19 delta variant in Kansas and Missouri, some might be wondering about possible mask mandates. But Kansas City metro doctors don t anticipate their return.
Dr. Larry Botts, chief medical officer for AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, said on Wednesday s University of Kansas Health System media call, he believes it would be difficult to reinstate a mask mandate.