On May 2, the office of Governor Jared Polis touted an amendment to the thirty-day extension of the state s mask mandate: Residents of Level Green counties could go mask-free when inside in groups larger than ten, as long as at least 80 percent of those present have been vaccinated.
The move was initially portrayed as a welcome loosening of restrictions that represented another step toward normalcy after more than a year of battling COVID-19. But by the next day, after another round of disappointing data regarding the disease s spread in Colorado, news outlets such as CBS4 were reporting widespread confusion among owners of grocery stores, gyms, restaurants and other establishments over how the hell to follow and/or enforce the new rule.
EO Allows Individuals to Remove Masks in Public Indoor Spaces if 80% of Individuals Have Proof of Vaccination
DENVER – Governor Jared Polis announced Sunday, May 2, 2021, that he amended and extended the statewide mask Executive Order as Colorado continues to work towards increasing vaccinations.
The indoor mask order remains in effect for all schools statewide and certain other settings. For counties with greater than 35 cases per 100,000 people, the indoor mask order applies to groups of ten or more unvaccinated people indoors and there remains no outdoor mask order. This order is also further amended to allow indoor spaces where more than 10 people are present to go without masks, so long as at least 80% of those individuals are fully vaccinated.