Kaufman County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution yesterday in court supporting local control relating to the COVID-19 pandemic safety measures and will continue to encourage all residents to get vaccinated.
The resolution states that Kaufman County fully supports all local entities, school districts, and cities within the county to make independent determinations of what is best for the people they serve, including students.
“We strongly encourage all residents to do their part and get vaccinated for COVID-19 to help protect themselves and others and to help contain the spread of this pandemic,” said County Judge Hal Richards. “We will continue to closely monitor the increase of hospitalizations as reported through state and local health professionals and will support recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control in an effort to keep our residents informed of the trends.”
The resolution states that Kaufman County will follow the orders set forth by Governor Greg Abbott and will encourage local entities, cities, and school districts to determine their own levels of safety measures against the virus according to what is best for the people they serve.
“We do not want to go backwards,” said Judge Richards. “We have vaccinated over 35,000 Kaufman County residents and will continue to make that process as simple as possible for those who have not yet been vaccinated.”
A copy of the resolution can be seen on the County website at www.kaufmancounty.net.
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