Some California Colleges Mandate Booster Shot

Some California Colleges Mandate Booster Shot
Cyclists ride by Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif., on March 12, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Amid the surging cases of COVID-19, Stanford University and Occidental College will mandate COVID-19 booster shots for all eligible students before they return to campus after the winter break.

Stanford University announced on Dec. 16 that classes in the first two weeks of the winter quarter will be held online and require all eligible students to provide documentation of a booster shot by Jan. 31.