LACDPH highlights four key components to preventing the spread of COVID-19 and avoiding illness:

• Vaccines prevent severe illness
• Masking prevents virus spread
• Testing provides information about when to isolate
• Medication helps prevent severe illness for those infected

Additional guidelines and suggestions for reducing risk can be found here. 

When masking is recommended, individuals should wear a mask while indoors except while eating or drinking. 

A highly protective mask is an upgraded mask or a cloth mask meeting ASTM standards for high filtration efficiency (ASTM F3502-level 2). When masking, please consider wearing medical/surgical, N-95, KN-95,  KF-94, or cloth masks meeting ASTM standards for high filtration efficiency (please be sure to consider whether  N-95, KN-95, and KF-94 masks are the right size for younger students).