This was not unexpected, but my younger daughter’s school (Michigan State) is requiring proof of boosters for the spring term. She got her booster yesterday so we are good, but I am not sure how they will police this since everyone’s “six month date” will be a little different.
Have your schools announced a booster requirement?
Haverford is requiring the booster.
Yes, both kids are in Boston and they are requiring boosters. They both received them on thanksgiving break. One ended up with Covid earlier this week, and likely the omicron variant.
UDel is requiring it (my daughter got the booster weeks ago), I doubt Clemson will require it since they don’t mandate the vaccine.
They can police it by going six months out from the start of Fall semester when initial vaccination was required. My kids’ school gave them until late February to get the booster. Fall semester started late August
Yep - requiring booster and negative test within 72 hours prior to returning to campus.
Columbia University, incl. Barnard College announced their booster mandate for the spring semester, with the requirement to upload the confirmation by a certain date (or “as soon as medically permitted”) for campus/housing access.
Since students had to upload their full vaccination info prior to the fall semester, it’s easily tracked. Their Covid Response teams includes IT staff to handle the Covid portal etc., so I imagine they have the resources to automate this, or at least cross-reference dates.
FWIW, flu vaccines are also required.
State of RI going in that direction as well…
These sites show colleges with vaccination requirements, now also denoting those with a booster requirement:
Alphabetical (free account registration) Live Coronavirus Updates: Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19
By state: https://universitybusiness.com/state-by-state-look-at-colleges-requiring-vaccines/
USC sent an email to students yesterday that said, "we know that booster shots are critical to protecting members of our community from serious illness. The university is likely to require them in the spring semester, and an announcement on this requirement is forthcoming. "
My UMich kid is required when eligible, of course my USF kid won’t need it, it’s Florida.We don’t have Covid down here!
Hence, why everyone is applying to Florida and other conservative schools like South Carolina and Auburn!
Harvard does, and just announced that they are going online for the first 3 weeks of January (not February as was misreported)
Has anyone had any success with getting an exemption for their kid?
Exemption for the booster or for the COVID vaccines in general? It depends on the school and most have exemption info posted on their website.
Exemption for the Covid vaxx in general. Just wondering if anyone has had success with it. We will apply for my D once she makes her final decision for Fall 2022, but I don’t know if it’s hard to get approved. Just wondering. Thanks.
It really depends on the school. This is just hearsay, but some seem to grant exemptions fairly easily, while some seem to deny almost everything.
Thanks! We’ll see how it goes when she applies. Glad to hear some haven’t had any issues with it. 
Is it a deal-breaker for you? Asking because colleges keep changing their policies, and if she definitely wouldn’t attend if an exemption isn’t granted, that can really affect you come decision-time.
Thanks and yes it’s a deal breaker for ME. But, since my daughter is an adult now, she’ll have to make that decision for herself. Just hoping she doesn’t have to. 