As academic institutions look to the future of COVID-19 of education, some implement strict vaccine requirements before the coming semester, as other students encourage or encourage them to take up the vaccinations.
Many colleges already require students to provide proof of certain vaccinations, but this has been used for years. The three FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines are all less than a year old.
Now that vaccines are open to many people aged 16 and over in many places, colleges are beginning to explore how this could benefit their reopening plans.
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Colleges that require proof of vaccination for students who want to live on campus include Oakland University in Michigan, Cornell University in New York State, Rutgers University in New Jersey and Brown University in Rhode Island.
Colleges that require proof of vaccination for students who want to live on campus include Oakland University in Michigan.
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“Students have an option to come to Oakland University and not stay in residences,” Oakland President Ora Pescovitz told Fox 2 Detroit this week. “Only 20% of our students live on campus. The other 80% are commuters.”
The school offers religious and medical exemptions to students who provide proof to the dean of students.
Leanne Montenegro (21) covers her eyes as she does not like the eye of needles while receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky)
But she said more than 1,000 people signed up for vaccines within the first six hours after the school announced the new requirement.
The Northeastern University of Boston goes a step further and requires COVID-19 vaccinations for all students before the fall 2021 semester as part of its plan to return to full-time, personal learning.
Nova Southeastern University announced last week that it would require vaccinations by August 1 – which was then reversed after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a nationwide ban on “vaccine passports”, citing concerns about individual freedom and privacy of patients .
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“We will continue to follow all state and federal laws as they develop,” Nova President George L. Hanbury II said in a statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.