Kansas City area hospital medical directors said Friday that the two most
urgently needed steps are for people to wear face masks and to get vaccinated.
The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group’s latest survey finds new orders,
production, delivery lead time and other factors to continue to be strong. ,
Jackson County handles 9,000 reports of communicable diseases annually,
including hepatitis, TB, pertussis, measles and rubella. A judge’s ruling has
cast doubt on its powers to act.