| Ex. MA-073 | Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents | Department of Public Health | MassachusettsState | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-131 | Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021) | City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. | City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048 | Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021) | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. ECO-B-149 | DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021Massachusetts public school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Feb. 28, 2022) | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021) | MassachusettsState | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-15-081 | DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021 | MassachusettsSector regulator | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-019 | City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021) | Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-150 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-151 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-044 | News item republished by the Authority, 'Fan Expo marks first Boston public convention since COVID-19 pandemic' (Sept. 3, 2021)First public convention at the BCEC since the pandemic began (Sept. 3, 2021) | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report) | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Events and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-130 | Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to… | Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester) | City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCity | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-041 | City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteersVaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021) | Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 16, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. ECO-B-130 | Executive Order No. 595, Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Executive Department Employees (Aug. 19, 2021)Executive Department employees must demonstrate full vaccination by October 17, 2021 (no test-out) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-111 | Chelsea Board of Health Indoor Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (POST-PERIOD)Board of Health Implements Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (chelseama.gov, December 1, 2021) | Chelsea Board of Health | City of Chelsea, MassachusettsCity | Dec. 1, 2021 | | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |