Colleges, universities still deciding on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for students Colleges, universities still deciding on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for students By Desiree Montilla | April 27, 2021 at 5:29 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 6:55 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Many colleges and universities in the Richmond area are still deciding whether or not to make the COVID-19 vaccine a requirement for students in the fall. This comes as Attorney General Mark Herring release his opinion, at the request of Delegate Mark Keam, that colleges and universities have the authority to require vaccinations for students In the fall, Virginia Union University says they will require certain students to get the COVID-19 vaccine. These include students who are coming to the school for the first time, students living in University housing, athletes, and students who are in band or choir.