Dear ESF Community,
On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified Onondaga County as a region of substantial transmission due to an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
In response, Onondaga County officials now encourage certain populations, including vaccinated senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals, to wear masks when indoors.
Out of an abundance of caution, effective Wednesday, Aug. 4, ESF asks all students, faculty, staff and visitors, including those who are vaccinated, to wear masks while indoors on campus. Syracuse University has also reissued its indoor masking policy including in dining halls and fitness centers.
This is a temporary measure until transmission rates have declined sufficiently. College leadership will continue to monitor pandemic conditions and modify or eliminate the indoor mask-wearing request as soon as appropriate.
Masks are available in the Chemical Supply Room located, 115 Baker Laboratory.
Thank you for your continued diligence and cooperation with the College’s public health response. If you haven’t already, and if you are able to do so, please get vaccinated as soon as possible.
The Office of Communications and Marketing
