Effective immediately, UC San Diego has updated campus guidelines for outdoor mask wearing in accordance with federal, state and county health officials. Fully vaccinated, and in some instances unvaccinated, individuals are no longer required to wear masks in certain outdoor settings and situations.
Outdoor Settings
Fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear face coverings outdoors unless they are attending large crowded events such as sporting events, concerts, fairs, festivals, parades or other outdoor gatherings of 300 people or more.
Unvaccinated individuals are required to wear face coverings during most outdoor activities when they cannot maintain six feet of distance from other people. Exceptions include going for walks, jogs or bike rides, or when taking part in small outdoor gatherings where everyone else is fully vaccinated.
While masks may not be required in outdoor settings, everyone should have a mask with them at all times while on campus.
Masks are still required for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, who attend in-person courses held in outdoor classrooms.
Indoor Settings
As the virus spreads more easily indoors, everyone, regardless of vaccination status, is required to wear face coverings while shopping, dining (except to eat or drink), exercising, studying (away from your primary residence), or attending indoor meetings or events. Laboratory settings require everyone to be masked and distanced.
In indoor settings except for one's primary residence, including public transportation, face coverings continue to be required regardless of vaccination status, unless noted in the exemptions below.
The following specific settings are exempt from face covering requirements: