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City of Jackson will continue to have mask mandates

City of Jackson will continue to have mask mandates
CARRYING A CHILD TO GET E TH SHOT NOW...TO AVOID WHAT ARE NOW PREVENTABLE TRAGEDIES. .. TONIGHT... JACKSON'S MAYOR SAYS THE NUMBERS HE AV GONE DOWN BUT MORE PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE MADE. MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA SAYS THE VIRUS IS MORE DEADLY THAN EVER. AND THAT IT HAS FOUND CHILDREN TO BE AEAN SY TARGET. HE SAYS JACKSON WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE IT'S MASK MAN. TE THE MAYOR SAYS WHILE SOME EVENTS WILL SOON COME BACK TO JACKSON YOU STILL HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. <"AS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS DELTA VIRUS NOT ONLY IS IT MORE CONTAGUSIO THAN THE ORIGINAL IT IS ALSO MORE PREVALENT AMONG CHILDREN. SO EACH AND EVERYDAY IT'S ONE THING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT O SELVES ABOUT OUR PAREN IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER THG WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED> EVEN THOUGH THE FAIRGROUNDS IS CONTROLD LE BY THE STATE...THE MAYOR STILL ASKS THAT ANYTIME U YO GO OUT TO ENJOY Y AN EVENT...YOU MASK UP. NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT THE VACCINATION TOTALS FOR MISSISSIPPI. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTING OVER 1-POINT-4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE VACCIN E.
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City of Jackson will continue to have mask mandates
Jackson's mayor says the COVID-19 numbers have gone down, but more progress needs to be made. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the virus is deadlier than ever and it has found children to be an easy target.Lumumba said the city will continue to enforce a mask mandate. The mayor said while some events will soon come back to Jackson, residents still need to protect their families."As we've been dealing with this delta virus, not only is it more contagious than the original, it is also more prevalent among children," Lumumba said. "Each and every day, it's one thing to be concerned about ourselves, about our parents. It's a whole other thing when children are involved."Even though the fairgrounds are controlled by the state, the mayor still asks that anyone who goes to enjoy an event mask up.

Jackson's mayor says the COVID-19 numbers have gone down, but more progress needs to be made.

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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the virus is deadlier than ever and it has found children to be an easy target.

Lumumba said the city will continue to enforce a mask mandate. The mayor said while some events will soon come back to Jackson, residents still need to protect their families.

"As we've been dealing with this delta virus, not only is it more contagious than the original, it is also more prevalent among children," Lumumba said. "Each and every day, it's one thing to be concerned about ourselves, about our parents. It's a whole other thing when children are involved."

Even though the fairgrounds are controlled by the state, the mayor still asks that anyone who goes to enjoy an event mask up.