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Independence, area counties drop mask mandate amid new CDC guidance
Precautions still recommended for unvaccinated
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A dinosaur replica wears a mask outside Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The dinosaur is promoting a Dinosaur Road Trip exhibit.
and last updated 2021-05-14 13:51:24-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence, Jackson County and Clay County joined Kansas City, Missouri, and other regional jurisdictions Friday in rolling back its emergency health orders put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Effective immediately masks are not required indoors or outdoors and all social distancing capacity restrictions have been lifted,” the city said in a release announcing the changes. ....

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