Here s where Spokane, North Idaho colleges stand on requiring COVID-19 vaccines
WSU is requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff. Other local colleges are still weighing the decision while others have decided against a requirement. Author: Megan Carroll Updated: 12:03 PM PDT June 10, 2021
WSU students and staff will have to provide proof of the COVID-19 vaccination to engage in activities at a campus or location. All students living in university-owned housing will need to provide proof of vaccination, or approved exemption, by Aug. 6, 2021. Seattle University and Pacific Lutheran University, both in Washington state, will also require that students are fully vaccinated before arriving on campus in the fall.
More colleges are requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccines By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review
Published: April 26, 2021, 7:56am
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SPOKANE A number of colleges and universities throughout the U.S., including Cornell and Duke universities, have announced they will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend during the upcoming fall semester.
Meanwhile, institutions across the Eastern Washington area are either undecided on a requirement or forgoing a mandatory vaccine policy.
Even though coronavirus vaccines only have emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there is no legal reason colleges could not require COVID-19 vaccinations, said Harvard Law professor Glenn Cohen, though there are also no federal guidelines explicitly permitting such mandates.