PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University will now require that faculty and staff, in addition to students, are vaccinated against COVID-19, it was announced Friday.
The vaccination requirement for students came down in May. Until now, faculty and staff were only being strongly encouraged to get the shot.
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CMU President Farnam Jahanian addressed the policy in a letter to the university community, pointing to concern about the delta variant a little more than a week out from the start of classes.
U.S.-based faculty and staff are expected to upload confirmation of their vaccination status to CMU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Database by Sept. 30.
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As of Friday, Jahanian said that 75% of faculty and staff have already uploaded their vaccine documentation. As for students, 85% have done so, and the university is “actively following up with each student who has not uploaded their information or requested an exemption to ensure 100% compliance.”
Faculty and staff can request an exemption for medical or religious reasons, just as students can.
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