However, it should be noted that the CDC guidelines are viewed by many in the medical community as
premature, due to the number and percentage of unvaccinated people, as well as the lack of adherence by
some to the ongoing CDC guidelines (and the present Nashua mask mandate).
As a physician and from my perspective as a community member, a local consumer, a mother, a daughter, a
grandmother and vaccinated person with chronic health conditions, | humbly request and respectfully urge that
the Board of Alderman consider the following to provide important context to the potential lifting of the mask
mandate and to widely communicate the following:
1) In accordance with CDC recommendations, members of the public who are not fully vaccinated should
continue to wear a mask for their own protection and that of others until they are fully vaccinated or until
the appropriate health organization deems it safe to not wear a mask. Unvaccinated persons are also
recommended to stay 6 feet apart from those they do not live with and are recommended to avoid
crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces.
2) In the absence of universaily accepted methods of documentation of vaccine status, that all people
traveling on public transportation (planes, trains, buses), in large crowded in indoor settings and in
healthcare facilities continue to wear masks that cover their nose and mouth.
3) That local businesses be encouraged and supported by public officials in establishing their own policies
and protocols with regard to face coverings and mask use to protect their staff and patrons.
4) That essential businesses (e.g. grocery markets) be encouraged and supported to establish, ata
minimum, hours, processes or environments where masks must be wom for the comfort and safety of
vulnerable persons.
5) That schools continue to require mask use until students are vaccinated, including during sports where
there is close physical content.
6) That all members of the public take precautions to protect themselves from COVID-19 during indoor
and outdoor activities and consider mask use until more of the Nashua
population is vaccinated, until the number of cases continues to decrease in a sustained
manner and unless the infection rate remains low.
7) Thai all those with conditions or who are taking medications that weaken the immune system continue
to take all precautions, even if fully vaccinated, as they may not be fully protected.
