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Sedgwick County commissioners discussed the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in the county.
The Kansas COVID Workgroup for Kids recommended universal masking in schools to the Sedgwick County Commission on Tuesday.
The recommendation was one of several comments from medical professionals regarding the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in Sedgwick County.
So far, the commission has taken no action toward issuing a mask mandate for Sedgwick County.
Stephanie Coleman is a facilitator for the workgroup and a pediatrician in Wichita. She said many school-aged children can’t be vaccinated yet, and those who can make up the age groups with the lowest percentage of vaccination.
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