DC Government

Council Chair Phil Mendelson “along with several colleagues, asked the Mayor to reverse her decision to drop the city’s indoor mask mandate”

Yesterday Council Chair Phil Mendelhson tweeted: “Today I, along with several colleagues, asked the Mayor to reverse her decision to drop the city’s indoor mask mandate. We are concerned this decision puts our most vulnerable residents at risk.

Children over 5 were able to get a vaccine barely 2 weeks ago. And while kids may be considered a “small portion of the population,” they are one of the hardest to protect.

We ask the Executive to follow federal guidance when it comes to COVID-19 mitigation & masking.”

Read the full text here: letter (PDF)