Mass General is a great hospital, but if it's taken until now to do this, I wonder

Good to go — Whole foods customer off to visit his doctor

From an email I just recieved:

Dear Patient,

We are writing to update you about our masking guidance at Mass General Brigham clinics and hospitals. We have been monitoring respiratory virus activity in our community since the fall. Respiratory viruses in our community have been decreasing for several weeks. We have now returned to a mild/moderate level of activity. At this activity level, Mass General Brigham employees are no longer required to wear masks during direct interactions with patients. Direct interactions with patients are in patient rooms or other clinical care areas where care is provided. 

[But here’s good news for the perpetually nervous}:

Patients can always choose to wear a home respirator or mask to in-person appointments if they would like.If you choose to wear your own respirator or mask, you must wear a facility-issued face mask on top of your own respirator or face mask.