In some parts of the metro . . . COVID masks never came off . . . Here's a peek at winter flu season protocols amid rising/ongoing fear of disease . . .
Some hospitals are recommending mask mandates again. In light of rising cases . . . Asked the Johnson County Health Department and KU Health System about the potential for another mask mandate for its employees and visitors.
“We have some individual patient wards that have gone back to masking for the staff and for patients, and in some cases, the visitors as well,” said Dr. Steven Stites of KU Health System. “I don't see that we're going to go to general masking across the entire health system in the immediate future.”
At the Johnson County Health Department, the only procedure they have in place is for employees who are not vaccinated to wear a mask.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
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