Kansas City, Kansas businesses welcome CDC’s easing of mask guidelines

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s easing of mask guidelines is welcome news to Kansas City, Kansas, businesses.Sales at Slap’s BBQ set higher records each week. So the news that fully vaccinated people can safely skip their masks is good.”We’re excited to see how much business picks up from people feeling even more safe to come out and see what’s going on,” said Joe Pearce, owner of Slap’s BBQ.Pearce said he expects a retail and restaurant boom as a result. He said his staff is mostly vaccinated, but the restaurant will wait to change any mask requirements for its employees.”We see a lot of people. Safety is our foremost concern for our staff and our employees, so hopefully, we’ll be able to make a good decision and move on from there,” Pearce said.Dining customers appreciate that CDC doctors are the ones saying it’s now safe.”Science, that’s what I believe in, not just because someone says it’s over,” said Steve Maass, who’s visiting Kansas City from Minnesota.Many customers said they may still choose to wear the mask. The owner supports them, saying people should do what makes them most comfortable.”We’re going to see people slowly but surely start coming out of the mask mandate and start feeling a little more comfortable not wearing them,” Pearce said.It’s a process and will take time for people to change, but many see this as a positive development.”Be a little patient. Show a little love. Show a little care. And if we all take the time to show a little more respect to everybody, I think it’s going to go a long way in this world,” Pearce said.Slap’s BBQ is waiting for new information from Wyandotte County to update its policy.