Facial Coverings & Guidelines

Facial coverings both indoors and outdoors are optional but strongly recommended for members of our community. 

There are several circumstances in which individuals will still be required to wear a high-quality, well-fitting facial covering indoors, regardless of vaccination status:

• Anyone who has tested positive (wear for at least three days following the seven days of isolation).
• Anyone who has been a close contact of a positive case within 10 days of exposure.
• Anyone visiting or working at Tartan Testing or University Health Services.
• Anyone in a university child care setting, including the Cyert Center for Early Education and The Children’s School.

If you cannot wear a facial covering due to a medical condition, please contact either the Office of Disability Resources (students) or HR Disability Services (employees) to request an exemption.

High-quality, well-fitting facial coverings, including KN95 masks are available at no cost to students, faculty and staff. To request a facial covering, please email fixit@andrew.cmu.edu. In compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the university’s Respiratory Protection Program, we are unable to distribute N95 masks.

Additional information regarding facial coverings is available here: Your Guide to Masks | CDC

Disposable Facial Coverings Available On Campus

• KN95 masks are available in vending machines at several locations on campus. 
• The three-layered, disposable facial coverings available at CUC and Tepper School of Business are high quality, latex free and contain elastic ear loops.
  
  Departments may obtain a supply of individually wrapped disposable masks by requesting a work order thru fixit at fixit@andrew.cmu.edu and then submitting an order thru the online FMS PPE catalogue.

Facial Covering Guidelines

CMU will continue to monitor the overall COVID-19 landscape both regionally and nationally to inform and guide its ongoing mitigations. The COVID-19 situation is fluid, so the university will continue to reassess the continued requirement for facial coverings/masks based on epidemiological data, vaccination rates, virus prevalence and best health practices.

University Quarantine and Isolation Chart Following COVID-19 Exposure