KANSAS CITY CRAFTING NEW COVID RULES AMID DELTA SPIKE!!!

There's a public health debate amongst media and locals about the fate of the pandemic. Some say it's over whilst others believe that a very real threat still exists because of variants and low vaccination rates in many communities.

Accordingly . . .

AMID THE RISE OF THE DELTA VARIANT, BEHIND THE SCENES, CITY HALL IS WORKING ON A NEW SET OF COVID PROTOCOLS!!!! EXPECT NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE VAXX RESTART AND MORE LIMITS ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS!!!

As always, we hope that people don't rush to judgement. Far more panicky KC area news outlets are pushing the "100 new infections a day" line but then ignore a total lack of local vaxx demand and hospital access running at standard rates even with new "guests" fighting the plague.

KCMO has already hinted that they would rather push the vaxx than crackdown on local restaurants again. 

However, nationwide leaders don't have those same concerns. 

And so . . . 

Like it or not, the local COVID numbers are worsening and national leaders are "encouraging" their local counterparts to take action.

And so, as always, TKC advises our friends to enjoy Summer days while time permits.

Check the links that start with local and then move to the big picture . . .

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