COVID-19 Indoor Masking & Proof of Vaccination

Changes to statewide mask requirement and local mask advisory

The statewide indoor business mask-or-vaccine requirement that was implemented December 10, 2021, will be lifted starting Thursday, February, 10, 2022. It will remain optional for businesses, local governments and counties to enforce.

The local mask advisory remains in effect. Tompkins County continues to be in a high transmission area as defined by the CDC. TCHD continues to urge mask wearing for all individuals while indoors and around others, as well as other precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19. TCHD is also advising local businesses to continue to ask that patrons wear a mask while indoors and around others. For more information please refer to this February 9 press release.

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• Mask requirement overview
• Vaccination requirement overview 
• Entrance signs
• Documentation for Quarantine and Isolation, and positive self-test
• File a complaint related to the indoor mask/ vaccination requirement
• For businesses: Ask a question related to the indoor mask/ vaccination requirement

NYS Mask/ Vaccination Requirement

Masks are required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement, per the NYS Health Commissioner’s Determination on Indoor Masking, released 12/10/21. This determination supersedes previous NYS requirements and is in effect from December 13,2021 to February 1, 2022 (end date was extended).

• Indoor public place is defined as any indoor space that is not a private residence. 
• Fully vaccinated is defined as 14 days past an individual's last vaccination dose in their initial vaccine series (e.g., 14 days past the second shot of a two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine; 14 days past the one-shot Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine).
  • WHO-approved vaccines also accepted for these purposes.

Mask Requirement

• A mask requirement must ensure everyone over age 2 years old and medically able to tolerate a face covering is wearing a mask at all times while indoors.
• The requirement applies to all non-private residences, unless proof of vaccination is required as a condition of entry.
• Included are indoor entertainment venues, concert halls, indoor sports stadiums, recreational spaces, restaurants, office buildings, shopping centers, grocery stores, pharmacies, houses of worship and common areas in residential buildings.
• For food service establishments, unless proof of full vaccination is required for everyone who enters, all employees and patrons must have their mask on at all times regardless of vaccination status, except when eating or drinking.
• For private events held indoors at a business or venue, e.g., a wedding taking place at a privately-owned restaurant or venue, the business entity/venue must require masking or proof of vaccination as a condition of entry.
• Information about masks.

Proof of Vaccination Requirement

• A proof of vaccination requirement must ensure that people have documentation of their vaccination status before entering indoors.
• Age 12 years and older must show proof of being fully vaccinated.
• Children ages 5–11 only must show proof of having had at least one dose.
• Acceptable documentation includes Excelsior Pass or Excelsior Pass Plus, SMART Health Cards issued outside of New York State, full-course vaccination through NYC COVID Safe app, a CDC Vaccination Card, or other official immunization record. Required for anyone age 12 years and older.
• Parents and guardians can retrieve and store an Excelsior Pass and/or Excelsior Pass Plus for children or minors under legal guardianship.
• Vaccine/ vaccination FAQ.

Combining requirements is not allowed

• A business or venue must choose either a vaccine requirement or a mask requirement that must be followed throughout the facility by everyone, every day. It may not allow vaccinated individuals to be unmasked, while requiring masks for unvaccinated individuals.

Effective now

• The Determination is in effect from Dec. 13, 2021 to Jan. 15, 2022. Businesses, venues, and other workplaces are urged to familiarize themselves with this directive and implement a mask or vaccination requirement immediately
• Businesses may ask questions directly to the Environmental Health Division (EH) using this form.
• Complaints may be submitted to EH by the public using this form.

Entrance Signs

• From TCHD
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    Click to download PDF: Everyone must wear a mask | Everyone must be fully vaccinated. 
• From NYS
  • All People Must Be Masked to Enter
  • All People Must Be Fully Vaccinated to Enter

Additional information and resources

• FAQ for NYS Mask/ Vaccination requirement (NYSDOH website)
• Commissioner's Determination on Indoor Masking (text of the Determination)
• Masks and face coverings info 
• Vaccination FAQ 

给第三方（包括工作场所或学校）的医学隔离和检疫隔离证明文件

对于18-64岁的大多数阳性病例，病例调查已停止，个人不会接到个案调查员的电话和医学隔离命令。取而代之的是，对于经实验室认证的PCR阳性检测结果，会通过电子邮件或短信进行后续跟进。下列文件可作为有效的证明，向您的雇主或学校出示，证明您或您的受养人已被命令进行医学隔离（检测呈阳性）或检疫隔离（是检测呈阳性的人的密切接触者）。

• 向汤普金斯县报告自我检测的阳性结果
  • 填写并提交此表格，向汤普金斯县卫生部报告您的阳性自检结果。 
  • 表格提交后，您将收到一封自动电子邮件，其中包含更多指导和文件，说明您已向汤普金斯县卫生部提交了阳性的自检结果。您的医学隔离结束日期是您自检后五天或从您出现症状开始，以先发生者为准。您不会收到卫生部的进一步后续跟进。
  • 如果您出现症状或症状恶化，请联系您的医疗保健执业者并寻求额外护理。
• 纽约州卫生部文档，供经实验室认证检测呈阳性或密切接触后使用
  • 纽约州卫生部自我确认医学隔离表
  • 纽约州卫生部检疫隔离自我确认表
  • 如果您出现症状或症状恶化，请联系您的医疗保健执业者并寻求额外护理。

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