By Ashlianna Kreiner | July 16, 2021 | 3:01pm EDT
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) (Getty Images)
(CNS News) – When asked whether public schools and colleges should mandate COVID vaccinations for their students, Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) said, “No.”
At the U.S. Capitol on July 15,
CNS News asked Lankford, “Should public schools and colleges be able to mandate students to have the COVID vaccine?”
Lankford replied, “No.”
In preparation for the upcoming school year, colleges such as Virginia Tech and the University of Colorado have announced that they are requiring students to receive the vaccine.
In a letter posted on the university’s website, VT President Tim Sands wrote, “Vaccinations will be required for all students attending Virginia Tech in the fall, with exemptions for medical reasons and sincerely held religious beliefs.”
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