Fitchburg, Framingham, Worcester State and their counterparts statewide will require students to receive COVID-19 vaccines this fall, they said in a joint announcement Friday.
Those colleges join others in Massachusetts including Assumption University in Worcester and Northeastern University in Boston to announce requirements before students are able to attend in-person courses or live in residence halls. The Massachusetts State University Council of Presidents said it expects employees to be fully vaccinated before the start of the fall semester.
“Student safety and the safety of our communities remains at the forefront of our planning as we prepare to return to in-person learning and campus life in the fall, James Birge, the president of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in Boston and chair of the state university presidents group, said in a statement.
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The 15 community college presidents comprising the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges issued a statement on Thursday urging their students and staff to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Massachusetts Community Colleges Explain Why They Don’t Plan To Mandate COVID Vaccines This Fall
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BOSTON (CBS) Several local colleges and universities have announced that they will be requiring students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to campus this fall. But for now it appears that won’t be the case for the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts.
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The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges said in a statement that while it urges students and staff to get vaccinated as soon as possible, it is not currently looking to make it a requirement.
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The presidents of Massachusetts community colleges are strongly urging their students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but say there are no plans yet to mandate vaccinations.
In a statement Thursday, the presidents of the state s 15 community colleges urged students to get vaccinated as soon as they are able to do so, saying it is the best way to return to a normal campus life. However, they added that the vaccine should not be a barrier to students access to their education.