PHOTO COURTESY WIKICOMMONS Hartwell Hall at SUNY Brockport.
Campuses in the SUNY system will allow fully vaccinated students, faculty, and staff to conduct outdoor activities without wearing a mask, except in certain crowded settings and venues, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras recently announced.
Those individuals must wait at least two weeks after their final vaccine dose to go mask-free.
The guidelines align with the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations on mask wearing.
Malatras said easing mask requirements represents a first step toward normalcy on campus.
“As we set our sights on the fall semester and reopening our campuses, we hope to be able to lift many more COVID-related restrictions in the weeks and months to come,” Malatras said.