The Shelby County mask mandate is back up for discussion and local journalists are questioning whether the Health Department might lift the rule.
The mandate was imposed on July 3, after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee gave that authority to the state’s six local health departments.
Shelby County Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph said lifting the mask mandate “is something we would consider,” but added that, “the mask is the simplest tool that we have that’s shown to be most effective, and we would need to have good reasons to get rid of it.”
According to Fox 13, “Dr. Randolph said this decision would be based on data.”
Well, let’s take a look.