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BOSTON (AP) U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should or legally.
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis banned all businesses from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination. His order raises questions about Nova Southeastern University’s plan to require students and staff to get vaccinated.
US colleges divided over requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students
By Collin Binkley article
Student pharmacist Wilbur Quimba dilutes vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada on December 16, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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BOSTON - U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19vaccine, including whether they should or legally can require it.
Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning to campus next fall. They hope to achieve herd immunity on campus, which they say would allow them to loosen spacing restrictions in classrooms and dorms.
U.S. colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations
Some colleges are making them mandatory, others are leaving the decision to students, and still others believe they canât legally require the shots.
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Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination Thursday from Kent State nurse Beth Krul in Kent, Ohio. U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the vaccine. [ PHIL LONG | AP ]
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BOSTON â U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should â or legally can â require it.