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Warner: How many Covid deaths will you accept?
By Jacob Clary - jclary@aimmediamidwest.com
While the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated its guidelines recommending that those fully vaccinated for COVID-19 start wearing masks indoors again, Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner said Thursday that he is not aware of any new push for mask mandates in Ohio.
Noting that the passage of HB 22 in the state “greatly reduced” the authority of the Ohio Department of Health and local boards of health to enact state or local mandates for public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of disease, Warner said individuals, organizations and schools will have to make their own mask decisions.
While Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Stephanie McCloud officially rescinded many of the health orders that were put in place