KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said a current "COVID crisis" in the city could impact a conference scheduled in the fall.
"Received a letter from an upcoming conference saying they're reconsidering coming to Kansas City and Missouri this fall due to our current COVID crisis," Lucas said in a tweet.
Received a letter from an upcoming conference saying that are reconsidering coming to Kansas City and Missouri this fall due to our current COVID crisis.
— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) July 31, 2021
To help our convention sector and our economy, let's make sure we get vaxxed and bring down our infection numbers.
Lucas did not specify which conference sent him the letter but encouraged people to get vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19.
"To help our convention sector and our economy, let's make sure we get vaxxed and bring down our infection numbers," Lucas wrote.
The most recent data on the city's COVID-19 website showed only 39.2% of people in KCMO were fully vaccinated.
On Wednesday, Lucas reinstated an indoor mask mandate which will go into effect beginning Monday.
