Gov. Brian Kemp wears a mask.
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Gov. Brian Kemp at the beginning of a statewide tour urging Georgians - but not requiring them - to wear a mask.

Credit: Stephen Fowler / GPB News

Governor Brian Kemp says mask mandates don't work and he's rejecting the CDC's recommendations that masks be required as kids go back to school in Georgia.

However, Kemp is not standing in the way of school districts making their own decisions on masks and vaccines.

Organizers at one Georgia university hope a new summer program on aging research will inspire the next generation of doctors who specialize in treatment of the elderly.