Open at Berkeley

UC-Berkeley has reopened its campus. From the Daily Cal: UC Berkeley officially welcomed students, staff and faculty back onto campus Monday following a previous campus Division of Student Affairs press release sent Friday outlining updates to the mask and vaccination policy.

As of July 12, face coverings are optional both indoors and outdoors for all fully-vaccinated individuals, according to the press release. Fully-vaccinated students may receive in-person services without restrictions.

For those who are unvaccinated without any exemptions, the press release notes that those individuals are not permitted to enroll and will be “directed” not to attend class or participate in activities.

With regard to individuals who are approved for medical or religious exemptions, they are still required to wear face coverings while inside any campus building, aside from personal residences, and are required to be tested for COVID-19 once a week, according to the press release. Students with exemptions will still be allowed to receive in-person services, many of which resumed or expanded beginning Monday...

Full story at https://www.dailycal.org/2021/07/12/uc-berkeley-announces-campus-reopening-updated-mask-and-vaccine-policy/.