 Pamela Urchel, a BU senior studying abroad in London, is surprised to learn that no one will have to wear a mask at the upcoming graduation ceremony. BU officials made that announcement on March 24th. It's interesting to hear that those are the rules. I actually didn't know about that until right now about the graduation ceremony. Some health experts say that the change is to be expected. It's not unreasonable to continue moving in this direction of sort of de-escalating mitigation measures. In addition to the immunity we've built up, we also now have several therapies for COVID that we didn't have at the beginning of previous surges. Urchel says that she and her mother will still take precautions at graduation. My mom, she's 65, 66. So for us, I feel like being COVID safe is really important. I know that for me and her, we're going to be wearing our masks on the plane while we're traveling through Boston and also at graduation. Boston University officials say that guests at graduation do not need to show proof of vaccination. And nobody will have to wear a mask at the ceremony, but masks will be available for anybody who wants to use one. Reporting for BU-TV10, I'm Carmen Lustria.