FAQs about COVID-19

In accordance with updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Erie County Department of Health, UB requires all students, employees and visitors—regardless of their vaccination status—to wear a high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration mask indoors and in public settings.

Regardless of vaccination status, high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks are required in classrooms, hallways, libraries, research and teaching laboratories and other common spaces, as well as UB buses and shuttles.

For fully vaccinated individuals, high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks
are not required inside personal rooms at residence halls, while eating in on-campus dining areas and spaces, and when alone in personal offices or workstations that are not accessible to the general public. Vaccinated individuals must wear high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks when moving around the office and interacting with other employees. Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals must wear high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks at all times, including personal offices and workstations.

UB defines a personal workstation as workspace assigned to one individual, such as a cubicle, that allows for a comfortable amount of physical distance to be maintained between colleagues.

• Vaccinated UB students and employees are not required to wear high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks outdoors on UB campuses.
• Unvaccinated individuals are required to wear high-quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks in all outdoor settings. 
• High quality, tight-fitting, high-filtration masks are required for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals at outdoor events or settings with more than 100 people in attendance. Individuals can remove face coverings to eat or drink but must replace when finished.

• Physical distancing is not required for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals indoors or outdoors on UB campuses.
• Unvaccinated persons are encouraged to observe physical distancing wherever practical.