Masking requirements lifted for instructional spaces

The following message was distributed by email to students, staff, and faculty on April 28, 2023.

Dear Members of the University Community,

UPEI has continued to monitor public health guidance in order to make any necessary adjustments to our protocols as the COVID-19 situation evolves and as our unique university environment warrants.

On April 21, the PEI Chief Public Health Office removed the universal masking requirement for COVID-19. Therefore, wearing masks in instructional spaces at UPEI will no longer be required, effective immediately. Masking requirements are now the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic.

University community members are encouraged to receive available vaccines for both influenza and COVID-19, and to practice good disease-prevention hygiene, such as mask wearing, hand washing, and physical distancing, when possible.

To protect your colleagues from the various respiratory illnesses circulating in our communities, UPEI students, staff and faculty are asked to continue to stay home when sick and while potentially a source of infection for others on campus. The greatest risk of infection is the first five days; however, mask wearing in public settings for an additional five days should continue to reduce risk of transmission.

Visit UPEI's COVID-19 information web page for more information and for previous messages.

Thank you for your continued efforts to keep the campus safe.

Regards,

Greg

GREG KEEFE, DVM, MSc, MBA (he/him)
President and Vice-Chancellor (Interim)