January 13, 2021 // Posted In Student life
Yes, that’s a lot. And testing fatigue is real. So why is Baylor making this move?
The short answer: So that everything else about campus life — from classes to extracurriculars — can be as close to normal as possible.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about COVID-19, but one thing we
do know is that frequent testing is essential in helping limit the spread of the virus. Testing identifies even presymptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, thus interrupting the spread. Part of what helped Baylor make it through last semester in-person was the ability to consistently provide COVID-19 tests and timely results. (The American College Health Association has taken note of how this worked at BU and other schools last fall, and included more frequent testing among its recommendations for Spring 2021 released in late December.)