There was a little something for almost everybody in Monday's easing of restrictions, whether it was eager shoppers getting their fix of shopping in Penney’s, or something as simple as a first haircut of 2021.
But there is a premium tier to this reopening – and it’s reserved for those who’ve been fully vaccinated. This is the "vaccine bonus" that we’ve been promised over recent months.
Nursing home visits had provided the first taste some weeks ago but, as of yesterday, there are new freedoms aimed at a much broader swathe of the inoculated.
Allowing one fully vaccinated household to meet with another unvaccinated household, without wearing masks or the need for social distancing, is a measure aimed at grandparents who’ve been starved of