Live Breaking News & Updates on 2 Kansas Counties Drop Mask Rules Arena Hosts Covid 19 Shots

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A man wears masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as he looks at a holiday display on a mild day Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in a park in Lenexa.
TOPEKA Two northeastern Kansas counties are backing off mask mandates they imposed last month as coronavirus cases surged, and officials set up a clinic in an arena in the state’s largest city to vaccinate thousands of health care workers.
Against the advice of public health officials, county commissioners in Brown and Jackson counties dropped mandates requiring people to wear masks, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. But in south-central Kansas, Reno County commissioners kept a mask mandate in place. ....

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