Mask-mandate debate surges along with cases
“Mandate masks indoors in public,” Oct. 31 editorial and
“Health decisions fall to businesses,” Oct. 31 news story
The editorial board of the Denver Post wants to bring back the mask mandate. The basis for this is hospitalizations are surging.
If the new mask mandate is implemented, will it be suddenly removed once everyone has had their booster shots? After all, our governor stated that the mask mandates and COVID restrictions would disappear once the vaccine rolled out.
K-12 students already are a yearplus behind with the first round of mask mandates.
The Post ran a Sunday article of how people will patronize a business without a mask mandate versus one with one.the better solution is no more mask mandates and no more COVID restrictions. Has it ever dawned on The Post that maybe people are not getting the vaccine if they know the restrictions will never be lifted? Or that the restrictions will be implemented at the drop of a hat? People are fed up with the restrictions. I won’t step foot into Ball Arena as long as they have their mask mandates and proof of vaccination for entry. Any elected official who implements or supports a mask mandate, proof of vaccination status or any other COVID restriction will not get my vote.
Jeff Jasper, Westminster
As a retired family medicine and public health physician, I agree wholeheartedly with your call for Gov. Jared Polis to mandate maskwearing in indoor public places.
The benefits of this practice have been repeatedly demonstrated. Until we have higher vaccination rates, masks are one of the best defenses we have against spreading COVID infections, increasing hospitalizations, and the overburdening of our health care workers and hospitals.
Martha Johns, Arvada
I agree with the editorial. Bus drivers, grocery workers, health care workers, and many others have been wearing them for months. Wearing masks indoors isn’t a huge inconvenience for most of us, and if it reduces the spread of COVID, flu and other viruses this winter, we all win.
I believe a mandate will help local businesses with recovery. The news story describes the confusion and angst among business owners and customers during this time.
Every day our leaders encourage us to support local businesses, yet every day, I end up ordering online rather than entering businesses that don’t require employees (at least) to mask. Seeing employees and customers masked would go a long way towards getting me inside our local businesses, especially as the holiday season begins.
Christine O’connor, Denver