ZIP Advertisement 'It's a no brainer': Nebraska Medicine doc weighs on new CDC recommendations to mask up indoors Share Updated: 5:30 PM CDT Jul 27, 2021 Share Updated: 5:30 PM CDT Jul 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MICHELLE: ONE INFECTIOUS DISSEEA DOCTOR AGREES, IT’S CLEAR ATTH NEBRASKA IS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, AND HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISING CASES, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN AREN’T PROTECTED THIS COMING SCHOOL YE GET OUT YOUR MASKS AGAIN. NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FROMHE T CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL CALLS FOR EVERYONE TO WEAR MASKS INDOORS AGAIN, VACCINATED OR NOT, IF YOU LIVE IN HIGH RISK AREA NEBRASKA MEDICINE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT DR. JAMES LAWR SAYS THE OMAHA METRO IS E ON THOSE AREAS. >> I THINK PEOPLE REALLY DON’T APPRECIATE HOW BAD THIS DELT VARIANT IS GOING TO BE -- VARIANT WAVE IS GOING TO BE. IT IS GOING TO OVERWHELM OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS, UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING DIERFFENTLY. MICHELLE: LAWLER AGREES WITH THE CDC AND SAYSUC SH RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY ENBE IN PLACE. >> TO ME, IT’S A NO BRAINER OAF DECISION, THAT WE SHOULD BE ADVOCATING UNIVERSAL MASKI.NG MICHELLE: DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR DR. LINDSAY HUSE TOLD THE COUNTY BOARD TUESDAYOC L GOVERNING BODIES SHOULD CONSIDER A MASK MANDATE TO KEEP MORE PEMASK MANDATE TO KEEP MORE OPLE FROM BECOMING SICK AND MISSING WORK AND SCHOO >> WEARING A MASK IS A RLLEA EASY WAY TO KIND OF MITIGATE THAT AND KEEP PEOPLE GOI TNG WORK, PEOPLE GOING TO SCHOOL, KEEP SOCIETY REALLY MOVING, WHILE PROVIDING PROTECTION BOTH TO THE WEARER AND TO TIR NEIGHBORS. >> ALL OF THIS IS PREVENTABLE, IF WHAE D FOLKS GETTING VACCAT.IN MICHELLE: THE HEALTH EXPERTS SAY EYTH ARE WORRIED ABOUT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12, WHO DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VACCINATED AND ARE RETURNING TO SCHOOL WITHOUT MASKS. >> I DON’T KNOW HOW ANYBODY WOULD EXPECT ANY OUTCOME OTHER THAN THERE WILL BEAR L OUTBREAKS, LOTS OF CHILDREN LLWI GET ILL, AND THEY WILL SERVE AS AN ACCELERANT FOR COMMUNITY TRANSMISSI.ON MICHELLE: WE REPORTED YESTERDAY MOST AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE KEEPING MASK WEARING OPTIONAATL SCHOOL. NO WORD ON IF THEY WILL CHANGE THAT POLICY FOLLOWING TODAY'