Colleges move exams online, urge boosters as coronavirus cases rise and omicron fears grow
Colleges are grappling with fear of worsening pandemic conditions as they wrap up exams and prepare to send students home for the holidays.
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Colleges are grappling with fear of worsening pandemic conditions as they wrap up exams and prepare to send students home for the holidays.
The Omicron variant isn't affecting California universities' plans yet, but an increase in protections may be on the horizon.
The student, who traveled to the east coast for the holidays, is the second confirmed case in Los Angeles County.
College officials were already bracing for a potential rise in coronavirus cases when students returned to campus after Thanksgiving break. Then the world learned of the omicron variant, with its troubling mutations and a host of unknowns.
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated. But enforcement has varied across the system.