Kansas City Playlist: COVID Mask Comeback?!?

We'll make this quick and offer just a bit of friendly Fall fashion advice for denizens on all side of the discourse . . .

Don't throw away those pandemic clothes too quickly . .

KANSAS CITY METRO COVID MASK MANDATES ARE MORE THAN LIKELY THIS FALL!!!

In fact, many would call it inevitable given higher rates of reinfection and more cases overall. 

Here's a quick roundup of the sitch . . .

Watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Excerpt: Covid case increase prompts the return of masks - NBC.com

Watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt excerpt 'Covid case increase prompts the return of masks' on NBC.com

How the FDA and CDC Are Failing Us on BA.5, the Worst Covid Variant Yet

There's a lot the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can do to slow the BA.5 subvariant and prevent deaths. But both the FDA and CDC have dragged their heels. The FDA still hasn't taken arguably the most important steps - approving both second boosters for Americans under age 50 new booster formulations for subvariants such as BA.5.

US will get an answer on second boosters for adults under 50 'reasonably soon,' Fauci says

US health officials have been in active discussions with the Food and Drug Administration on whether the agency will authorize a second booster vaccine for Americans under 50 years old, the nation's top infectious disease expert shared Saturday.

Is It Easier to Get COVID-19 Outdoors with BA.5?

BA.5 seems to evade immunity from vaccines and past infections more easily than past subvariants, which experts say increases risk no matter where you are.

And whilst this note is from down under . . . It provides a nice preview of some of the same trends we're seeing in the States . . .

Queenslanders again urged to don masks indoors, as third COVID wave escalates

Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Masks have again been recommended in all indoor settings and for children in schools next week following a national cabinet meeting between the prime minister and premiers on Saturday.

Just a bit of hope . . .

COVID reinfection has a silver lining-one that may tame the pandemic

When we talk about immune-evading variants, we're really only talking about antibody immunity-and that's only half of the story.

And ALL OF THIS inspires our playlist tonight on the topic of covering up . . .

It's easy to start with the Stones . . .

A 90s grunge ballot brings it down just a bit but offers some surprisingly apropos lyrics . . .

An 80 standard from The Boss . . .

The Killers provide something just a bit more current with "Run For Cover" live . . .

Bo Diddly covers this classic for our favorite song of the day . . .

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Saturday night.