03/07/2022
Our updated policy regarding masks on campus! As always, we follow what makes our groups and clients feel comfortable.
Last week the U.S. CDC announced new metrics to determine masking guidance nationwide. These guidelines are based on a county-by-county analysis of COVID-19 cases combined with local hospital data. Yesterday, the CDC announced that all counties in Maine are now considered medium risk for COVID-19, and that masking indoors is no longer recommended in the state for most individuals.
Effective Monday, March 7, masks will be optional in most indoor spaces for vaccinated individuals, with the following exceptions:
-Health care delivery spaces such as the Student Health Centers, Oral Health Center, OMM Clinic, dental hygiene clinics, and athletic training room
-Some clinical skills and lab spaces, which will be identified and communicated to students, faculty, and professional staff by their respective academic program leadership
-UNE vehicles, such as safe ride, the Portland Campus shuttle, and transportation for athletics or field trips off campus
-Students engaged in off-campus experiences must continue to follow the masking guidelines of those spaces.
Those who have received a medical or religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine must continue to mask while indoors.
Please visit une.edu/onward for more details on this update.