Health Officer Refuses Recommendation To Drop Mask For Kids
Yakima s interim health officer has refused a recommendation by the Yakima Board of Health that masks not be worn by children in Yakima County. County Commissioner Amanda McKinney made the recommendation at the meeting this week only to have Dr. Larry Jecha say he wouldn t recommend the change which he says goes against the state mandate that kids continue to mask up.
If you have kids the state says everyone 2-years-old and older who aren t vaccinated need to wear a mask and social distance. Masks are still a requirement for everyone in the state in health care settings, schools, correctional facilities, public transportation and homeless shelters. The recommendation vote was 4 to 3 on the issue with McKinney, Yakima Mayor Patricia Byers, Dr. Dave Atteberry, and Commissioner LaDon Linde in favor of the proposal with Commissioner Ron Anderson, Naila Duval and Dr. Sean Cleary voted against the measure.
Looking For Ways For Kids To Be Free From the Masks
Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney has a different approach to dealing with Covid Pandemic restrictions. She takes little of the state proffered wisdom at face value. She does her own research, her own homework. She looks for ways to move forward and she pushes back, especially when it comes to kids.
McKinney is a mother herself and she says her second grader is tough on masks to the point that she questions if there is any benefit provided at all. She also questions if any of the alleged benefit is even necessary for kids .
In 1968 controversial and eccentric artist Andy Warhol exhibited his first international exhibition at a gallery in Stockholm, Sweden. It was there his most famous quote first appeared and you no doubt have heard it said many times over the years since then, even if you didn t know the author.
Warhol s exhibition catalogue included the words, In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.
You have no doubt heard the expression that someone s 15 minutes was about up.
Well, with her fifteen minutes spent with Governor Jay Inslee yesterday (5-11-21) Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney s fifteen Minutes is just getting started!