Greece, NY – Thomas Gordon was handed a mask while walking into a liquor store last March and he’s been using it daily ever since. But today he has officially retired the disposable piece of PPE that has gotten him through the pandemic.

“I just refused to believe that this thing was sticking around so I never wanted to waste my money on one of those fancy cloth masks everyone else is wearing.”

New York state has officially made it so vaccinated people do not have to wear masks anymore and Gordon is one of many Rochesterians giving up the face covering for good.

Is Gordon vaccinated? He refused to say. So it’s a safe bet that he is not.