USC lifts mask mandate
Masks will still be required at healthcare facilities and aboard public transportation, including USC shuttles, wrote Provost Charles F. Zukoski and Senior Vice President of Administration David Wright inThat comes after Los Angeles Countythat had been in place since July 17. That, combined with cases and hospitalizations dropping sufficiently to place L.A.
“The amended regulations recognize how far we have come following the Delta and Omicron surges,” they wrote. The rate of positive test results has declined to less than 1% for both students and employees, they added.Those who wish to continue to wear masks are welcome to do so, and indoor masking remains strongly recommended according to county guidelines, Zukoski and Wright wrote. The university makes available free N95 masks and tests to faculty, staff and students upon request.L.A.
Other regulations will remain in place, including testing requirements for those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, as well as wellness checks for all those coming to campus. Ninety-six percent of the campus community is fully vaccinated, Zukoski and Wright wrote. Other L.A. universities, including Cal State L.A. and UCLA, have not yet announced plans to lift mask mandates. UCLA Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael J. Beck wrote in
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