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Mitigation Minutes: Key Steps for Spring Semester

From boosters to baseline testing to facial coverings, here is a summary of the steps you need to take this semester to help fight the spread of COVID-19 and its highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Boosters

• All eligible U.S.-based members of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø community must get a COVID-19 booster shot and upload confirmation to Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Vaccine Database through HealthConnect by February 16, or within 60 days of becoming eligible for the booster. Instructions on how to enter your COVID-19 vaccine information to the database can be found on the COVID-19 Vaccine Database webpage.
• If you have already received an exemption from vaccination, you are automatically exempt from the booster requirement. If you are vaccinated but wish to request exemption from a booster, please complete a booster exemption form.
• If you have not yet received a booster, Â鶹¹ÙÍø is offering free booster clinics throughout the spring semester. Please .

Baseline Testing

• All Â鶹¹ÙÍø community members are required to complete a baseline test during the month of January regardless of vaccination status.
• If your test is negative, there is nothing more you need to do. If it is positive, follow the steps outlined on the COVID-19 reporting page.

Facial Coverings

• Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s facial covering requirements continue as the spring semester begins. 
• Given the high-transmissibility of the Omicron variant, please consider moving to a higher-grade of facial covering, such as a KN95 or KF94. You can also consider double-masking by using a cloth mask over a disposable mask.

Questions? Visit the FAQs on the COVID-19 website for more information or send email to drbc@andrew.cmu.edu.