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title: Proof of COVID-19 Vaccinations No Longer Required
date: 2023-02-09T12:40:00-05:00
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# Proof of COVID-19 Vaccinations No Longer Required

*February 9, 2023* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> Campus Community Urged to Continue Boosters

*Students Campus 01252023 SC 3950 1920x1080 — The university announced changes to its COVID vaccination policy today.*

*Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos, University Health Center director, sent the following email to the campus community today:*

We are glad to have our full community back on campus and are pleased that with the start of the semester, our COVID-19 cases have remained low and, reassuringly, the new subvariants of COVID-19 are not translating into severe illness for most people. Over the last two years, we have been able to lessen the burden of COVID-19 within our community, thanks in part to our students, faculty and staff having received the initial vaccine and booster.

At this time, COVID-19 [vaccines](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html) and [treatments](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/treatments-for-severe-illness.html) are widely available, and most of the population has reached a sufficient level of immunity, thereby reducing the impact of the virus. Therefore, effective today, proof of COVID-19 vaccination will no longer be required at the University of Maryland. COVID-19 vaccines remain strongly recommended.

It is important to reiterate that COVID-19 is still with us. Receiving and [staying up to date](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html) with your COVID-19 vaccines is the best way to protect yourself from getting very sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19. Receiving the updated bivalent booster can protect you against [omicron sub-variants](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/index.html), and is especially important for individuals with [certain medical conditions](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html) or a [weakened immune system](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-who-are-immunocompromised.html) that may predispose them to more severe illness. We strongly encourage everyone to assess your personal [COVID-19 health risk](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/understanding-risk.html) and take appropriate measures. If you are at high risk, you are strongly encouraged to seek advice from your personal physician. If you don’t have a personal physician, you may contact the University Health Center at 301.314.8184.

As we continue to be in respiratory virus season, please continue to [take preventive measures](https://view.email.umd.edu/?qs=9c3f3ba1dc41518a56261306e60c0976e57e9a53cef96955c460016760e60cafe61e288db7ec28443db6319349a88cf971a16e356aa0770eb997eb4774474d85db1ac9c0fa49fe4ab4ac54c3180a5d9d) that will help keep you, your family and our campus community healthy and safe.

Best wishes for a successful semester!


**Spyridon S. Marinopoulos Signature**

Spyridon S. Marinopoulos, MD, MBA, FACP  
Director, University Health Center  
Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland  
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