Graham, Donna
From: Murphy, Kris
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:53 PM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Mask Mandate--Help Protect My Infant
To Whom It May Concern,
I’m writing to you today as a constituent of Ward 6--my address is 6 Revere Street, Nashua, NH—who is in
favor of implementing the city-wide mask mandate again. Due to the sharp rise in cases, | feel as though it is in
the best interest for our city if we are doing everything we can to keep ourselves and others safe from the
pandemic, especially since we cannot be sure who is or is not vaccinated.
I'm writing this particularly to protect my son. Eoin Shea is 14 weeks old, born on 9/9/2021. Eoin is much too
young to receive his covid vaccine. He also is much too young to wear a mask. Unfortunately, Eoin cannot live
in a bubble. He attends daycare in the city, attends doctors visits in the city, and has on one occasion been to
the hospital’s emergency room here in the city. As his mother, | work for the city. | am lucky enough that my
place of employment has required masks be worn indoors by staff and patrons alike. This small safeguard
provides me with a small sense of protection against the virus that has no signs of slowing.
| returned to work two weeks ago from maternity leave, and now feel like I’m risking Eoin’s wellbeing if | do
something as simple as picking up groceries at Shaw’s on my way home from work after picking him up. The
trips we’ve made out in public have been few and far between, made more complicated and stressful by
people refusing to mask, invading his personal space to “see the baby”, and belittling me for asking them to
please give us space as he has a very immature immune system.
Eoin is my only child, and will remain my only child. He is my world. After struggling to get pregnant with him
and having a rocky delivery, I’d do anything to protect him--including writing to you today on his behalf. Please
take a moment to consider the children who are too young to be vaccinated or wear protection like masks
when you are deciding on the mask mandate this evening. Attached is a photo of Eoin, the little guy you'd be
protecting by passing the mandate.
Thank you, on behalf of Eoin and myself.
