Dear Campus Community,
The rate of community COVID transmission in Suffolk County has again transitioned to a “medium” level according to CDC Community Level data, and there has been a corresponding drop in the COVID signal in Boston’s wastewater over the past several days. As such, we are lifting UMass Boston’s indoor mask requirement, effective Wednesday, January 18.
Masks continue to be strongly recommended while indoors on campus, but they are no longer required except while in University Health Services and for those who are unvaccinated. Anyone completing isolation or quarantine should continue to wear masks for the full 10 days, according to existing protocols.
We will continue to closely monitor the data and local health conditions to inform our campus COVID policies. You can find additional information about policies and FAQs on the UMass Boston COVID-19 website.
Sincerely,
Robert Pomales, Executive Director of University Health Services
Marie Bowen, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
