Moe prefaced that announcement by noting that on Sunday, July 11, after 485 days of public health orders and restrictions and of “the government telling you how to live your life,” the remaining restrictions would end. “As you can see there is no mission accomplished banner that is hanging behind me,” Moe said. That was because even though the restrictions were coming to an end, COVID is not, he said “This fight against COVID does need to continue, but it will shift into a new and somewhat different phase,” Moe said. “Instead of trying to control the COVID infection rate through government imposed restrictions and government rule, we can now control COVID through vaccines,” said Moe.