This week's Response & Recovery newsletter included an update on face coverings requirements:Īs has been widely reported, the California Department of Public Health and the City of Berkeley Division of Public Health will no longer mandate that face coverings be worn indoors by people who are vaccinated, in most settings, beginning this coming Wednesday.

That is why the campus is moving from 'masks required for all indoors' to 'masks strongly recommended for all indoors.' Throughout the pandemic, the campus has prioritized alignment with public health guidance and continues to do so.Ĭampus leadership will continue to consult with campus stakeholders and closely monitor local infection rates, local hospitalization rates, CDC guidance, the anticipated availability of vaccination to children under age 5, and other relevant information to ensure that campus policies regarding masks continue to be in alignment with prevailing public health guidance. But all three strongly recommend that individuals continue to wear masks indoors based upon current conditions. There is no longer any CDC, California Department of Public Health or local public health recommendation to mandate masks in higher education settings. In response to these concerns, and to give people who have special health vulnerabilities additional opportunities to request specific individual relief, the RMT is extending the indoor mask mandate for an additional week. Many people remain very apprehensive about being indoors with people who are not wearing masks. The one-week delay is in response to feedback received by the Recovery Management Team. In order to be considered fully vaccinated, you must have received your primary series of COVID-19 vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccine booster if eligible, as well as the flu vaccine.Īs a reminder, masks are optional for everyone outdoors.

Masks will continue to be required indoors for an additional week - through Sunday, March 6 - with masks remaining strongly recommended for fully vaccinated individuals beginning Monday, March 7.įor anyone who is not fully vaccinated, masks will continue to be required indoors on and after March 7.

The following update will be shared in today's Response & Recovery newsletter:

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