More than 85% of eligible people in Vermont are now vaccinated. On June 14th, governor Phil Scott ended all Covid 19 restrictions including the mask mandate. This has allowed us to get on with our lives and enabled the state to mostly return to normal. However work places throughout Vermont have choosen to force their employees to continue to wear masks and many are now reinstating the mandate. This needs to end.  Masks must be an individual choice not a mandate!

Governor Phil Scott, Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine, and Vermont Department of Health have all stated that because of Vermont's high vaccination rate, masks are not required but remain an option for those who choose the wear them. Yet businesses believe they know more than our state officials. The same officials that led vermont throughout this pandemic and helped Vermont be the safest state in the nation. Because 85% of vermonters are vaccinated, Vermont is in a unique position and the policies that work in other states are not necessarily here. 

Together we have a strong voice. Let's use that voice to end the authoritarian rules placed on us not by our government but by our employers. End mask mandates in the workplace!