NJIT to require students and employees to get coronavirus vaccination
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
New Jersey Institute of Technology on Wednesday became the second college in the state that will require both students and employees to be administered the coronavirus vaccine.
While Stevens Institute of Technology has also mandated the vaccine for staff and students, Rutgers, Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton, Montclair State and New Jersey City universities are only making them necessary for students.
NJIT, which is in Newark, said employees must receive their second Moderna or Pfizer shot by June 28. Workers who plan to get the singe-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine also have until that day to get the shot. Students have been told to complete the vaccination process two weeks before moving into campus housing or two weeks before the fall semester starts.
The carrot and stick approach is simple: Get vaccinated and enjoy more freedoms. The general guidance is the more and more people who get vaccinated, the safer, Walensky said.
President Biden was more direct, saying, The bottom line is clear: If you re vaccinated, you can do more things.
Private businesses, public entities, higher education and entertainment venues have been preparing for life in a post-pandemic world. Many are eyeing vaccination requirements.
Seven colleges and universities in New Jersey will require students to vaccinated to return to campus in the Fall. Rutgers was the first to announce the requirement. Drew University, Montclair State University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and New Jersey City University have followed with similar requirements.
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With abundant COVID-19 vaccine appointments now available for people 16 and older, several colleges and universities across the Delaware Valley have made the vaccine mandatory for students returning to campus in the Fall.