Lakesha Butler, professor in the School of Pharmacy and SOP Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, said SIUE students are not currently required to get the vaccine because the vaccine has not been through the full approval process.  âRight now the COVID vaccine is not mandatory anywhere, and itâs mainly due to it being emergency-use approved, so it has not gone through the full approval,â Butler said.  Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple said another reason students are not required to get the vaccine is because college students are designated to be vaccinated along with the general population.Â