Read Article The University of Maine System is relaxing its guidelines and exempting fully vaccinated students and staff who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 and, are asymptomatic, from having to quarantine. An individual is considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving a Johnson & Johnson shot or 14 days after their second Pfizer or Moderna shot. The change in policy comes as a growing number of colleges and universities nationwide are making vaccinations a requirement for the fall, including Bowdoin and the College of the Atlantic in Maine. The UMaine System is not currently requiring the vaccine for the fall, but is strongly encouraging students and staff to get inoculated.