On March 16, 2022

State should follow CDC guidelines

Dear Editor,

Regarding Vermont’s decision to recommend going “maskless” statewide, as of March 14, I wish the state had followed the CDC guidelines. Those guidelines clearly state that in areas of high levels of Covid-19, everyone, regardless of vaccination status, should wear a mask indoors in public spaces. Unfortunately, my county (Rutland County) is considered “high” as of today, March 11.

I don’t understand why it is so difficult to go county by county as the CDC recommends. Everyday, the CDC updates its website and it is very easy to navigate. The state could update their report weekly and recommend appropriately. This would be a better method to keep transmission low, and keep going in the right direction until we are in the endemic phase, not the transition stage, which they say we are currently in. I will continue to follow the CDC guidelines, and wear my mask in public indoor spaces, and avoid crowded indoor places where most people are maskless in areas of high Covid levels.

Bonnie Robins, Rutland

Do you want to submit feedback to the editor?

Send Us An Email!

Related Posts

Sen. Williams—we will not ‘get over it’

January 15, 2025
Dear Editor, The new vice-chair of Senate Natural Resources, Terry Williams, kicked off the legislative session with a rude and dismissive response to a constituent’s concerns about trapping. A constituent wrote Williams a polite, lengthy email outlining various concerns with trapping—Williams’ response: “Get over it...” Sure, Williams lists trapping as one of his recreational pastimes on the Legislature’s…

Vermont’s housing crisis: A call for decisive action

January 15, 2025
By Miro Weinberger Editor’s note: Miro Weinberger is a former mayor of Burlington (2012-2024) and a former affordable housing developer. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Taubman Center. Abundant housing is the cornerstone of an affordable, vibrant, and inclusive Vermont. Yet today, that vision of our beloved state is at risk…

Vaccines are our lifeboats

January 15, 2025
Dear Editor, Dreaded diseases that we have forgotten about because vaccines have eliminated them are threatening to return. Along with public health and sanitation efforts, vaccines are the single most lifesaving interventions in the history of medicine. Before vaccines, 10% of infants were dying of what are now preventable diseases; 30%-40% of children did not…

Overcomplicated or simple, the message must still deliver

January 15, 2025
Dear Editor, Since the November election, many Vermont Democrats have been reflecting on the results and lessons learned. To some, a significant problem was messaging. A funny thing about Democrats is that we often can’t stop explaining everything. “If only we could explain [insert idea/program/policy here] in a way that people could really understand, they…