Even in Vermont, which is #1 in lowest number of cases in the lower 48, and in the highest proportion of vaccinations, life seems almost "normal." Most places do not require masks but businesses will recommend masks for the unvaccinated. The hospital obviously requires masks everywhere. When I go into various businesses, I see that maybe 25-30% are wearing masks.

I feel safer and happier to be in Vermont when I know that more than three-quarters of us have been fully vaccinated. The governor has governed wisely. It's not a matter of government edicts or being maskholes--it's common sense, and a desire to work together for the common good.