The University of Kansas recommended all students, staff, faculty and visitors wear masks inside, regardless of vaccination status, Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. However, the university will not mandate masks for anyone, according to the statement. This change in policy from university leadership comes after the Center for Disease Control released updated guidance on mask wearing indoors as the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads. In the updated C.D.C. guidance, everyone, including vaccinated individuals, are recommended to wear masks indoors in areas with "substantial or high transmission." The Lawrence Douglas County Public Health Department released a statement updating their recommendation to align with the C.D.C. guidance Tuesday afternoon.