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Two Minnesota colleges will require COVID-19 vaccines next fall. Will other colleges follow? Carleton and Macalester, two private institutions in Minnesota, say they'll require staff and students to be vaccinated by next fall. Author: Danny Spewak Updated: 11:02 PM CDT April 28, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn. — Carleton College in Northfield became at least the second higher education institution in the state of Minnesota on Wednesday to require COVID-19 vaccinations next fall semester, telling students and staff that the move will “offer the best protection against d...

University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel told the student newspaper last week that the U can not make the shots mandatory, as long as vaccines are under emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.

Macalester College will require students, staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they're returning to campus They are required to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 2. Author: Macalester College will require students, staff, and faculty to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they wish to return to its St. Paul campus this fall. The announcement was made on Friday, with President Suzanne Rivera saying in a memo to staff and students that anyone who plans to be on campus this coming fall needs to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 2. There will be "limited exemptions" in place for those who qualify using t...