Several major colleges in Colorado release joint statement requiring COVID-19 vaccines
COLORADO (KRDO) Several of the major public universities in Colorado announced Wednesday they are requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and students for the upcoming 2021 fall semester.
The following universities are now requiring COVID-19 vaccinations:
All University of Colorado campuses
All Colorado State University campuses
University of Northern Colorado
Fort Lewis College
The colleges released the following statement:
Our public institutions of higher education will require that all of our students, faculty and staff receive COVID-19 vaccinations before the beginning of 2021 fall semester classes. We consulted with state and local health departments to inform this determination, as well as with the Governor’s Office and Colorado Department of Higher Education. The Department of Higher Education had encouraged this direction. The science around COVID-19 and vaccines is clear an
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DENVER â Most university students in Colorado will be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campuses this fall.
The Colorado State University (CSU) System and the University of Colorado (CU) System, along with University of Northern Colorado (UNC) and Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), all announced Wednesday they would require the vaccination.
For CSU campuses in both Fort Collins and Pueblo, the coronavirus vaccinations will be required for all faculty, staff and students. The decision will be finalized by the CSU System Board of Governors when it meets on May 6. The requirement is conditioned upon full approval of one or more vaccines by the FDA.
Exemptions will be allowed for medical and religious reasons, and some institutions, such as Colorado College, are considering adding a third exemption for people who don’t want to get vaccinated for personal reasons.
None of the 13 colleges and 38 campuses in the Colorado Community College System will require vaccines for students or employees, Chancellor Joe Garcia announced Wednesday.
Schools will continue to follow recommendations of health authorities, he said in a news release, and the system will “continue to strongly encourage all students, faculty, and staff to not only get vaccinated, but to follow all other safety protocols.”
Since community college students are more likely to work part-time or full-time jobs, be parents and have limited resources, the community college system “seeks to remove barriers to educational pursuits and serve all learners as student-ready institutions,” Garcia said.
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Colorado State University will require all faculty, staff and students to have a COVID-19 vaccine for the fall semester at its Fort Collins and Pueblo campuses. This action is in accord with our belief that the science around COVID-19 and the vaccines is clear and compelling, and it is in line with other typical, existing vaccine requirements for students on our campuses, CSU said in a press release.
The CSU System is joining other Colorado universities, including the University of Colorado system, University of Northern Colorado, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Fort Lewis College, in its decision to require vaccines.