College of Pittsburgh to drop face masks necessities outdoor for totally vaccinated individuals

VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. IT WILL BE ONE WEEK SINCE MIGATITION EFFORTS WERE LIFTED. YOU PAN WILL NO LONGER REQREUI FACE COVERGSIN FOR UNIVERSITY PEOPLE. THEY WILL ALSO NOT ENFORCE PHYSICAL DISTANCING OUTSIDE. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT IT OUTSIDE, NOBODY IS SUPER CLOSE TO YOU. THERE IS A LOT OF SPACE OUTDOORS. >> IS A RELIEF TO NOT WEAR MASKS OUTSIDE. THINGS RETURNING TO NORMAL IS VERY COOL. CHS: PITT WILL REMIND PEOPLE THAT SOME PE

University of Pittsburgh to drop face mask requirements outdoors for fully vaccinated people

Updated: 7:07 AM EDT Jun 7, 2021

Effective Monday, the University of Pittsburgh will no longer require individuals who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear face masks outdoors on the main Oakland campus and Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville branches.Masks are still required of everyone inside university buildings. Physical distancing will also no longer be required, officials said, basing their decision on the university’s Health Advisory Group.”As a reminder, wearing a face covering is not a signal of vaccination status,” a university statement read. “Some people will continue to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status as a matter of individual preference and comfort. Please have patience for yourself and for others as we navigate these changes.”The university enrolls 34,000 students with 29,000 of them on the main Oakland campus.

PITTSBURGH —

Effective Monday, the University of Pittsburgh will no longer require individuals who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear face masks outdoors on the main Oakland campus and Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville branches.

Masks are still required of everyone inside university buildings.

Physical distancing will also no longer be required, officials said, basing their decision on the university’s Health Advisory Group.

“As a reminder, wearing a face covering is not a signal of vaccination status,” a university statement read. “Some people will continue to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status as a matter of individual preference and comfort. Please have patience for yourself and for others as we navigate these changes.”

The university enrolls 34,000 students with 29,000 of them on the main Oakland campus.