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<p>Hello Tang Residents:<br>
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<p>Just making sure that you saw that as of yesterday 8/2, masks are again required indoors. The deans message below.<br>
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<div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Hello Tang:</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Just making sure you see that as of yesterday, masks are required<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailOriginal"><b><span style="">From:</span></b></a><span style=""><span style=""> Suzy Nelson
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<span style=""></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/1/Pac3d_OLLTZ_n1HilzP-5Q/aHR0cDovL29yZ2NoYXJ0Lm1pdC5lZHUvbm9kZS81L2xldHRlcnNfdG9fY29tbXVuaXR5L3ZhY2NpbmUtcmVxdWlyZW1lbnQtZGVhZGxpbmUtbWFzay1yZXF1aXJlbWVudHMtb3RoZXItc3RlcHMtc2FmZS1yZXR1cm4" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">As
this message sent earlier clarifies</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">, changes in public health conditions require MIT to rethink some pandemic protocols. Most
importantly, face coverings will continue to be required in indoor campus spaces, and effective Monday, August 2, the mask mandate will be reinstated in MIT’s residence halls and FSILGs. There are a few exceptions to the
</span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/2/W7bPCjonj1KQumcirbNDdQ/aHR0cHM6Ly9ub3cubWl0LmVkdS9wb2xpY2llcy91cGRhdGVkLWZhY2UtY292ZXJpbmctcG9saWN5Lw" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">face-covering
policy</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">, including for residents when they are alone in residential common areas or alone (or with their roommates, suitemates,
spouses/partners, children, or other family members) in their rooms or apartments.</span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">In meetings with faculty, staff, and students this week, we provided a
</span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/3/06SLtGkipXnHq_pBv5V2QA/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcGJveC5jb20vc2gvb3B0NDRqczY0ZWpybHE5L0FBRFNiX1E4SngxbFMyYXFwT2VpaFVKaWEvMjAyMV8wNy0yOF9GYWxsLTIxLVBsYW5uaW5nLnBkZj9kbD0w" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">fall
update</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> and explained the main reason for this decision, which is highlighted in
</span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/4/prA3tjkjGqm6QbQbX-EC_g/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcGJveC5jb20vc2gvb3B0NDRqczY0ZWpybHE5L0FBRFNiX1E4SngxbFMyYXFwT2VpaFVKaWEvMjAyMV8wNy0yOF9GYWxsLTIxLVBsYW5uaW5nLnBkZj9kbD0w" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">Professor
Peko Hosoi’s analysis on slide 3</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">. We believe that continuing to require people to wear face-coverings indoors--especially during
this transition period as many return to campus--is sensible. It also aligns with new face-covering guidance from the
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of Cambridge</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> and
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Boston and surrounding Suffolk County</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> as an area of substantial transmission.</span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">We hope this is a temporary measure for the move-in period and the first few weeks of the semester. Taking this step helps us work toward a safer campus for all, allowing
time to vaccinate those who were unable to be vaccinated prior to coming to MIT and ensuring that all members of the community are on a regular testing cadence.
<b>If you have not yet complied with the </b></span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/8/G6YuRhAvPC8LiTbR0K11lw/aHR0cHM6Ly9ub3cubWl0LmVkdS9wb2xpY2llcy92YWNjaW5hdGlvbi8" target="_blank"><span style=""><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">Institute’s
vaccine policy</span></b></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">, it is important that you do so as the deadline is tomorrow, Friday, July 30. Not being in compliance
may ultimately result in being unable to register for the fall semester and a loss of access to campus, including campus housing.</span></b></span><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">While our overall case rates
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low</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">, in recent weeks, there has been an uptick in positive tests on campus, in Massachusetts, and across the country. By wearing
a face-covering indoors, we can keep those numbers from rising and create a more welcoming environment for new and returning students without a mandatory quarantine period.</span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Please keep in mind that pandemic conditions remain fluid, and some of our published Covid information may not immediately reflect the face-covering requirement. We will
send all updated student policies for the coming academic year soon--you can also get a sense of our fall outlook on student activities, events and parties, athletics, and FSILG and residential life by reviewing the
</span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/10/60bw2zGQMK0MOHwSCVtImw/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcGJveC5jb20vc2gvb3B0NDRqczY0ZWpybHE5L0FBRFNiX1E4SngxbFMyYXFwT2VpaFVKaWEvMjAyMV8wNy0yOF9GYWxsLTIxLVBsYW5uaW5nLnBkZj9kbD0w" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">fall
planning presentation</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> referenced above.</span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">As a reminder, all students are welcome to
</span></span><a href="http://iz1w.mjt.lu/lnk/Aa0AABXp_EAAAAAAAAAAAAARjugAAAAAKh4AAAAAAAhvEABhAvaQ8ZVtV9lSSO2DPpH8WEabsQAIBDM/11/x3ACV66RQWrBBW_Rgf0Mtg/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdHVkZW50bGlmZS5taXQuZWR1L2Fib3V0L2dvYWxzLW1pc3Npb24tYW5kLW9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi9zdHVkZW50LWxpZmUtY29udmVyc2F0aW9ucw" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1C80FF">Student
Life Conversations</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">, which will be held regularly in August and throughout the fall semester. Working together, we can keep our
community healthy, and make the start to this year feel more like the campus we all love.</span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">I’m looking forward to being back on campus soon.<br>
Suzy</span></span></p>
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