COVID-19 numbers in Sedgwick County are slowly increasing. According to the health department, we’re sitting at a 12% positivity rate. Other counties and cities across the U.S., such as Kansas City, are revisiting the idea of mask mandates. Right now masks aren’t required in Sedgwick County but individual businesses have the choice to mandate them inside their facilities. Many residents we talked to say if masks would help slow the spread, they’d be open to another mandate. “If we had to go back to them for a little bit, I’m not thrilled about it but I certainly understand with two variants coming out really hitting everybody,” says Jason Brabander, Park City resident. In Johnson County, health officials are looking to recommend masks for the unvaccinated in public areas. But some are raising a privacy concern saying it’s a personal decision to get vaccinated, so many people might not be willing to disclose the information, making enforcement difficult.
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