Author: Shane McCauley | The Daily Princetonian

COVID-19 tests in Mathey Common Room. Photo by Ryland Graham | The Daily Princetonian

Princeton University | Why Princeton shouldn’t treat COVID-19 like the common cold

In the face of continued concerns and unanswered questions about the health effects of COVID-19 reinfections, especially for disabled or immunocompromised individuals, it does not make sense to treat all respiratory viruses as equals. Princeton’s current protocols are not unique to — and therefore not appropriate for — addressing and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.