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.
Colorado governor has extended his statewide mask mandate for another month, but generously allowed people to gather indoors without face coverings – if at least 80 percent of them are fully vaccinated, and can prove it.