Students wear their masks as they return to Silverthorne Elementary for the first day of school Aug. 27. Under the state’s recent announcement, children would still need to wear a mask in school settings if their caregiver or teacher is unvaccinated. Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan Summit County officials are ready to make amendments to the local public health order. All that stands in the way is additional information from the office of Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. At the Board of Health meeting Thursday, May 13, Summit County Manager Scott Vargo suggested the county adopt the state’s public health order so that local restrictions are in line with the state. That order did not go into effect as planned Friday, May 14, largely because county officials were expecting the state to make additional changes to its public health order following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in most cases.