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The purpose of this email is to provide the GHC community with additional updates to our COVID-19 safety protocols, including changes to the COVID-19 testing program and information about the new, bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and the seasonal flu shot. Effective this week, GHC will shift to using responsive or on-demand rapid antigen testing to identify COVID-19 infections in the GHC community and will no longer conduct weekly PCR testing of all students and staff.

In response to the declining COVID-19 case rates both in the community and on GHC campuses and following the recommendation of LACDPH and UCLA medical staff, beginning, Monday, September 19, indoor face masking will be strongly encouraged but no longer required on GHC campuses for students, staff, and visitors. See LACDPH Mask Wearing Rules and Recommendations for details. In certain circumstances, such as following the early release from isolation or quarantine, crowded indoor events, or if case numbers increase on campus or in the community, indoor face masking may still be required.

At its Monday, October 11, 2021 meeting, the GHC Governing Board approved a policy requiring an approved COVID-19 vaccination for all GHC students, age 12 and older. This policy ensures the safest learning environment for all students and aligns with local and state guidance and directives related to COVID-19 vaccination for all age-eligible students.