COVID-19 Updates

Current Mask Status for Facilities

Face coverings/masks are optional for staff, volunteers, and visitors at low-risk OYA facilities. Low-risk is defined by how many people currently have COVID in the facility and in the community around the facility. 

There are two exceptions for OYA staff:

• Masks are still required in all healthcare settings, including OYA's facility clinics.
  
• Masks are required for OYA employees who are transporting youth in a state vehicle.
  

OYA will check the risk levels weekly. If there's a COVID outbreak in a facility or the number of cases increases in the community, facilities will require masks or other precautions again. 

Mask Requirements as of Aug. 4, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccines: Info for OYA

COVID-19 vaccines are still available through our facility clinics for youth in OYA facilities who want them. 

For our youth in the community, we are encouraging them to talk with their health care provider or their juvenile parole/probation officer if they want the vaccine.

The vaccine is not mandatory for our youth. However, all state employees, including those who work at OYA, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they have an approved medical or religious exception.

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Information for Latino Youth and Families (Información para jóvenes y familias latinos)

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Information for Native American Youth and Families