NAS Patuxent River announced March 2 that indoor mask-wearing is not required for DoD personnel in all but two DoD spaces at NAS Patuxent River, regardless of vaccination status. The two exceptions to this policy are the Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and NAS Patuxent River Child and Youth Programs spaces, where masks are still required by all in these spaces. The announcement comes as a result of a U.S. Fleet Forces message released March 1 stating in areas where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Level is low in the county where a DoD installation or facility is located, indoor mask-wearing is not required for DoD personnel or visitors, in accordance with the updated guidance released by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force on Feb. 28, 2022. NAS Patuxent River will continue to monitor community transmission levels and stands ready to amend COVID safety measures if necessary in accordance with CDC guidelines. Regardless of the CDC COVID-19 Community Level, DoD force health protection guidance for workplace access and mask wearing for DoD personnel with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 remains in effect. Personnel who receive a positive COVID diagnosis, regardless […]
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