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COVID-19 Updates and Future Plans

The federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ends today

Dear UMBC Community, The federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ends today, May 11, 2023. As a result of this decision by the Department of Health and Human Services, and continued low...

Posted: May 11, 2023, 1:25 PM

Update to UMBC’s Mask Policy

Dear UMBC Community,   The COVID-19 Planning Coordinating Committee has been continuously monitoring the region's community risk levels and evaluating our current safety protocols. In light of...

Posted: September 29, 2022, 9:03 AM

Flu shots and COVID-19 Boosters Available on Campus

Dear UMBC Community, We are pleased to announce that UMBC is once again offering influenza and COVID-19 boosters on campus. Protect yourself and the community against these two illnesses by...

Posted: September 29, 2022, 8:51 AM

Fall Semester Campus Health and Safety Updates

COVID-19 and Monkeypox updates

Key Points The university continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and is also developing response protocols for Monkeypox.  At the start of the semester, masks remain required in...

Posted: August 26, 2022, 9:55 AM

Fall Semester Masking Update

Dear UMBC Community,   As we plan for the start of the fall semester, the COVID-19 Planning Coordinating Committee has determined that UMBC will maintain the current policy of requiring masks in...

Posted: August 10, 2022, 4:12 PM

COVID-19 Updates for 2022 Summer Session

Dear UMBC Community, We continue to consult regularly with our health and safety experts about current campus and community health data. Given that the CDC's Community Risk Level for Baltimore...

Posted: July 11, 2022, 3:02 PM

COVID-19 Campus Update

June 17, 2022

Dear UMBC Community, Thank you for your help closing out our spring semester as we weathered another COVID-19 surge in Maryland. We appreciate all of the teams that have continued to respond to...

Posted: June 17, 2022, 11:05 AM

Summer Session 2022 COVID-19 Updates

Dear UMBC Community, As we complete our spring semester, we want to share an important safety update for faculty members and students participating in the first Summer Session of 2022. We will...

Posted: May 27, 2022, 10:10 AM

COVID-19 End-of-Semester Updates

Dear UMBC Community, We are aware of the rising number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the Baltimore region. The COVID-19 Health and Safety Team continues to respond to new COVID-19 case...

Posted: May 13, 2022, 12:31 PM

Important COVID-19 Update

Dear Community, While COVID-19 rates remain low in Maryland and Baltimore County, there is a slight increase in case rates that likely reflects the emergence of the BA.2 variant in our region....

Posted: April 11, 2022, 3:29 PM