Kansas Citians react to mask mandate extension

IMPACT KANSAS ANDMISSOURI....BUT FIRST -- 18 MOHSINTO THE PANDEMIC, THEDELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19 CONTINUES TO SPREADACROSS THE MROET.AS K-S-H-B 41 WSNEREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ SHOWS US,CITY LEADERS ARE TAKINGSTEPS AIMED AT KEEPINGPEOPLE PROTECTED.FOR AT LEAST THE NEXTTWO WEEKS KANSASCITIANS WILL STILL HAVETO REMEMBER TO TAKETHEIR MASK TO PLACESLIKE THE GCERORY STOREANGELICA MARQUEZ ANDHER FAMILY DON'T MIND.Angelica Marquez/Kansas City,Missou/ riFor the most part, I know hecomplains about it sometimes.But he's, we're getting it dn owthis routine, for sure.HER NINE-YEAR-OLD SONWOULD LIKE TO GET THECOVID-19 VACCINE--BUTCAN'T JUST YET--PUINTTHIM AND OTHERS IN HISAGE GROUP VULNERABLE.WHILE OVERALNEW LCASES ARE LOWER THANWHAT THEY WERE INAUGUST WHEN THELATEST MASK MANDATEWENT INTO EFFECT, THEINFECTION RA ATEMONGKIDS IS UP.Councilmember KatherynShields/Kansas City's 4thDistrict at-large/Maybe the predomint anreason is not just to keepourselves safe as individuals,but to keep our society r oufellow citizens safe.THOSE REMARKMASRIGHT BEFORE THE CITYCOUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOROF EXTENDING THE MASKMANDATE WITH THEEXCEPTION OFCOUNCILMEMBERSATHEHER HALL ANDBRANDON ELLINGN.TOCouncilmember BrandonEllington/Kansas City"s 3rdDistrict At-Largepeoples should have a choice.And how they actually proceedin creating mandates outsideof personal choices.

Createsvery slippery slope,THE KCMO MASKMANDATE IS NOW SET TOEXPIRE ON OCTOR BESEVENTH--IN LINE WITH JACKSONCOUNTY WHO'S GONE TOCOURT OVERHE TMANDATE.Mar yoQuinton Lucas/City ofKansasCity, MissouriWe'll have rules for a while.We need to floolw them tomake sure everybody will besafeBACK AT THE GROCERYSTORE, SOME SHOPRSBELIEVE THE CURRENTMEASURES AREN'T STRICTENOUGH.Victoria Nunez/Kansas City,MissouriI lost a loved one to covid mything is that I think they hadletdown the mandate too soon.Th neeeyd to keep it up untilthen get a cure for this untileverybody gets vaccinatedIN KANSAS CITY.

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