Even more institutions are likely to follow, according to Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Across the country, campuses struggled to remain open over the last year as fraternities, sororities and off-campus parties drove sudden spikes in coronavirus cases among undergraduates. Meanwhile, students overwhelmingly declared remote school a poor substitute for being in the classroom.
As eligibility and access for Covid vaccines expands, schools must consider how a vaccine mandate can help higher education get back on track, Pasquerella said.
For those enrolled in school, there are many vaccination requirements already in place to prevent the spread of diseases such as polio, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.
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Calling them threats to the community, U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan denied pretrial release for George Tanios and Julian Khater. They were charged in the assault of Sicknick, who grew up in South River and died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
According to the FBI, Tanios and Khater, who no longer live in New Jersey, know each other and grew up together in the New Brunswick area.
Hogan said the assault with chemical spray on Sicknick and two other officers contributed to the mob’s ability to breach the police line that had been guarding the Capitol.
At least 13 NJ colleges, universities requiring COVID-19 vaccines
More than a dozen in-state colleges have now added COVID-19 to their list of required vaccinations for students returning to campus this fall, as The College of New Jersey announced its updated policy on Friday.
TCNJ also has started talks with the unions representing faculty and staff, with the intent of requiring vaccines of full-time, part-time and temporary workers on-campus, TCNJ President Kathryn Foster said in an online message. Students with valid medical reasons precluding vaccination, as well as those with established and sincerely held religious beliefs that preclude receipt of a vaccination, may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement, Foster also said, similar to the process announced by most other colleges adding the COVID-19 vaccine as a requirement.
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Here are the N.J. colleges requiring students to be vaccinated
Updated May 09, 2021;
With the three COVID-19 vaccines now readily available for anyone over the age of 16, many universities in New Jersey are requiring their students to be vaccinated before the start of the 2021-22 school year.
Everyone in New Jersey age 16 and older became eligible for a vaccine on April 19 and many sites across the state are now accepting walk-ins for those who wish to get one, prompting several university officials to mandate vaccinations for students who live on campus or attend in-person classes.
The following universities have announced that they will require students who live on campus to be vaccinated: