University of Maryland students are now longer required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, effective immediately
As of Thursday, students and other people at the University of Maryland will no longer have to show proof that they were vaccinated against COVID-19.
As of Thursday, students and other people at the University of Maryland will no longer have to show proof that they were vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos, the university’s Chief Medical Officer, said in a statement that the effects of the virus have been lessened because vaccines and other treatments are widely available and the population has reached a “sufficient level of immunity.”
In a letter to the school community, the university said that the number of COVID-19 cases has stayed low and that most people are not getting sick from the new coronavirus subvariants. People are being asked by the university to figure out their own COVID-19 risk and ask their doctors for advice.
COVID-19 vaccines are still “strongly recommended,” the university said, even though proof of vaccination is no longer required.
“Over the last two years, we’ve been able to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in our community,” said Marinopoulos. “This is in part because our students, faculty, and staff got the initial vaccine and booster.” Getting and staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccines is “the best way to keep from getting very sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19,” he added.
