You may see more faces walking along church street this summer. The Centers for Disease Control releasing loosened retrictions for masking in specific, smaller outdoor settings.”I’m sick of the masks,” Patricia Burkholder from Lincoln, New Hampshire said. “I think a lot of people I know are sick of the masks, so it’s about time.”People in Downtown Burlington on Tuesday say they are looking forward to wearing their masks less.”I like to be able to walk without having to have a mask on it’s not easy,” Stacey Hamblett from South Hero said. “In the grand scheme of things, I think if we are around in crowds it’s probably that extra layer of protection right now.”There were some not ready to fully ditch them either.”We need to not have masks on so we can really see each other, see facial expressions and really know what’s going on,” Jahi Gooden from Burlington said. As the vaccination rollout continues, people express concerns over those who aren’t getting the shot.”It does draw a concern,” Hamblett said. “I feel a little better if people haven’t been vaccinated and they have a mask on.””If they chose to not be vaccinated I totally understand that but I do think they should also carry on with the masks if they can,” Burkholder said.Not wanting these eased up mask restrictions to put people at risk.”While I fully respect whatever they have, at the same time it has been so detrimental to every part of us,” Hamblett said. “our economy, our personal lives, our mental wellbeing. For me, I guess I would be more comfortable around vaccinated people.”Other people are already ditching the mask when they can but are still willing to do what they need to do to keep others safe.”If a place is requiring a mask and they’re providing masks for me at the door I will more than likely put that on my face,” Gooden said.
You may see more faces walking along church street this summer. The Centers for Disease Control releasing loosened retrictions for masking in specific, smaller outdoor settings.
“I’m sick of the masks,” Patricia Burkholder from Lincoln, New Hampshire said. “I think a lot of people I know are sick of the masks, so it’s about time.”
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People in Downtown Burlington on Tuesday say they are looking forward to wearing their masks less.
“I like to be able to walk without having to have a mask on it’s not easy,” Stacey Hamblett from South Hero said. “In the grand scheme of things, I think if we are around in crowds it’s probably that extra layer of protection right now.”
There were some not ready to fully ditch them either.
“We need to not have masks on so we can really see each other, see facial expressions and really know what’s going on,” Jahi Gooden from Burlington said.
As the vaccination rollout continues, people express concerns over those who aren’t getting the shot.
“It does draw a concern,” Hamblett said. “I feel a little better if people haven’t been vaccinated and they have a mask on.”
“If they chose to not be vaccinated I totally understand that but I do think they should also carry on with the masks if they can,” Burkholder said.
Not wanting these eased up mask restrictions to put people at risk.
“While I fully respect whatever they have, at the same time it has been so detrimental to every part of us,” Hamblett said. “our economy, our personal lives, our mental wellbeing. For me, I guess I would be more comfortable around vaccinated people.”
Other people are already ditching the mask when they can but are still willing to do what they need to do to keep others safe.
“If a place is requiring a mask and they’re providing masks for me at the door I will more than likely put that on my face,” Gooden said.
