More colleges make COVID vaccines mandatory for students

CNBC 18 April 2021

The number of United States colleges and universities that will require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is suddenly escalating, with more expected to follow, writes Jessica Dickler for CNBC.

In the last few days, Duke University, Brown University, Northeastern University, the University of Notre Dame, Syracuse University and Ithaca College all announced that students returning to campus in the fall must be fully vaccinated before the first day of class. Cornell University, Rutgers University, Nova Southeastern University, Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and St Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, have also said vaccinations will be mandatory for the fall of 2021.

“Medical and religious exemptions will be accommodated, but the expectation will be that our campuses and classrooms will overwhelmingly consist of vaccinated individuals, greatly reducing the risk of infection for all,” Cornell President Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff said in a statement.
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