coronavirus has turned our lives upside down but are we through the worst of it? health experts are wondering if covid could transition from a pandemic to endemic in which we re able to control it. regardless of that, the fight over masks and vaccine mandates rages on. here s nbc s gabe gutierrez. in knots county, tennessee the fight over mask mandates is raging, from bus stops to school board meetings. having my child s education held hostage for an agenda is not right. reporter: florida has fined eight school districts for imposing mask requirements, in oregon a judge denied a state trooper s request to block a vaccine mandate while the sheriff in los angeles says he won t enforce the county s vaccine requirement among his deputies. i don t want to be in a position to lose my workforce overnight on a vaccine mandate while at the same time our bare