Syracuse University to require COVID-19 booster

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Syracuse University announced it volition necessitate each eligible students, module and unit to person a COVID-19 booster changeable anterior to the commencement of the outpouring semester oregon arsenic soon arsenic they are eligible.

The assemblage said the argumentation applies to those who routinely entree immoderate Syracuse University field determination oregon installation (to see Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles and each survey overseas locations).

According to Syracuse, those who are eligible include:

• Received their 2nd dose of the Pfizer oregon Moderna vaccination astatine slightest six months ago.
• Received the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccination astatine slightest 2 months ago.

"Individuals who antecedently received different World Health Organization-approved vaccinations should person a Pfizer booster dose if they received their archetypal vaccine bid astatine slightest six months ago, successful accordance with CDC guidance," the schoolhouse said successful a statement.

The assemblage volition necessitate each students (undergraduate, postgraduate and law), careless of vaccination status, to enactment successful on-campus instrumentality to field investigating anterior to the outpouring semester. All students accessing field volition besides beryllium required to person the flu vaccine anterior to the commencement of the outpouring semester.

Syracuse is not the lone assemblage requiring booster shots. On Monday, Notre Dame announced it would besides necessitate booster shots for students.

This communicative was primitively reported by Anthony Reyes connected WKBW.com.