OMAHA WORLD HERALD- The cries for help from healthcare workers has sparked a new conversation about the importance of a mask mandate-- especially with the winter coming fast. It is now eight months into this pandemic and cases are at unprecedented levels. 10 Nebraskans a day are dying with this virus and a quarter of total deaths have come within the last month.

As the governor continues to refuse to mandate masks, he is watching as towns and cities take it into their own hands. Governors from Utah, North Dakota and Iowa that had once opposed mandates, now have them. 37 states currently have a mask mandate of some form. Science says masks work, they may not be foolproof, but they can save a close family member from getting the virus and passing away too early because of it.

A mask mandate says our leaders are serious and will no longer abet resistance by disregarding medical advice and health workers’ pleas.When people are sick, they should follow doctors’ orders. Growing numbers of Nebraskans are sick and dying. It’s time, Gov. Ricketts, to follow doctors’ advice and order a statewide mask mandate.

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