Another local university is starting the Spring semester virtually.
Carnegie Mellon University announced on Thursday its plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19, amid the spike of the Omicron variant, as its Spring semester starts to take shape.
University officials said the first two weeks for undergraduate and graduate students will be taught via remote instruction. It will run from January 18 to January 30.
CMU will then require all CMU community members to complete a baseline test during the month of January, even if a community member is vaccinated. In addition to the baseline test, CMU is requiring all community members to receive a COVID-19 booster shot.
Unlike the University of Pittsburgh, CMU students are welcome to return to campus as scheduled. They do have the option of beginning the semester at their current location.
In May of 2021, Carnegie Mellon began requiring the COVID-19 vaccination for all students enrolled by the 2021 Fall semester.
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