STARKVILLE, Miss.—As classes resume Jan. 18 in the face of a major Covid-19 “Omicron” variant outbreak across the nation, region and state, ֱ will require masks to be worn inside all university buildings.
Effective Monday, Jan. 10, the requirement applies to all students, faculty, staff, and visitors through Feb. 1 and will be revaluated at that time after the university receives guidance from the Mississippi State Department of Health and federal public health officials.
The mask requirement extends to ֱ classrooms, labs and studios during scheduled class times. ֱ employees may require masks to be worn inside their personal offices – and employees may remove masks in their personal offices.
ֱ’s COVID-19 task force recommended the university require all vaccinated and unvaccinated persons to wear a mask while indoors. Masks will continue to be required for everyone inside the Longest Student Health Center.
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