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The University of Kansas recommended all students, staff, faculty and visitors wear masks inside, regardless of vaccination status, Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. However, the university will not mandate masks for anyone, according to the statement.
This change in policy from university leadership comes after the Center for Disease Control released updated guidance on mask wearing indoors as the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads.
In the updated C.D.C. guidance, everyone, including vaccinated individuals, are recommended to wear masks indoors in areas with substantial or high transmission.
The Lawrence Douglas County Public Health Department released a statement updating their recommendation to align with the C.D.C. guidance Tuesday afternoon.
Delta variant intensifies vaccination efforts in Douglas County, Kansas
4 cases of the highly contagious variant have been confirmed in the last month. Share Updated: 6:02 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021
4 cases of the highly contagious variant have been confirmed in the last month. Share Updated: 6:02 PM CDT Jun 30, 2021
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Show Transcript DELTA VARIANT NOW POSING A THREAT. THIS IS OF THE DELTA VARIANT HAVE BEEN. CONFIRMED IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN THE LAST MONTH THE DELTA VARIAN IS THE BIG CONCERN RIGHT NOW. JUST GIVEN WHAT WE’VE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES HEALTH LEADERS SAY EVEN WITH VACCINATION RATES HIGHER TNHA THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE. IT SHOWS THE COUNTY IS NOT IMMUNE. IT JUST TAKES A FEW PEOPLE TO GET AN OUTBREAK AND IT TAKES YOU KNOW FROM THERE IT CAN REALLY HALT THE COMMUNITY CAN LEAD US TO HAVE TO CLOSE THINGS BACK DOWN ALTHOHUG OVERALL 52% OF THE COUNTY IS FULLY VACCINATED. NOT EVERY PULOPATION IS THERE WE’RE ALSO REALLY COGNIZANT
The University of Kansas lifted the outdoor mask mandate on campus after the Center for Disease Control issued new guidance Thursday stating that fully-vaccinated people donât need to wear masks or social distance, according to an email from Vice Provost Mike Rounds Friday afternoon.
The Douglas County mask rules, which require individuals to wear a mask indoors or outdoors when social distancing cannot be obtained, will remain in effect until county leaders discuss further steps at the May 19 county commission meeting, according to a release from Lawrence Douglas County Public Health.
âWe are in the process of reviewing updated CDC and KDHE guidance,â said Dr. Thomas Marcellino, Douglas County Local Health Officer. âWe are working diligently with county leaders and will address this during the May 19 Douglas County Commission meeting.â
A sign points to LMH Health s drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination center on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
Douglas County’s health department has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to about 280 people a day during its weekday clinics at LMH Health, according to data from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
Of those roughly 280 people per day, around 63 are receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, while the others are receiving their second doses, health department spokesperson George Diepenbrock said.
Residents do not need an appointment to show up at the vaccine clinics at LMH Health, which typically run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Diepenbrock said about 40 people come each day without making an appointment first and that most of them are seeking their first doses, “which we are happy with at this point.”