Ohio State University announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a vaccine mandate, stating that it will require “every student, faculty, and staff member to be vaccinated against COVID-19.” Kristina M. Johnson, the university’s president, announced the measure, citing a recent surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant to justify the move. “Central, southern, and…
Ohio University Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Students, Faculty, Staff
Ohio State University Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Students, Faculty, Staff
Ohio State University announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a vaccine mandate, stating that it will require “every student, faculty, and staff member to be vaccinated against COVID-19.” Kristina M. Johnson, the university’s president, announced the measure, citing a recent surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant to justify the move. “Central, southern, and…
Nevada College Students Must Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Enroll for Spring 2022
Health officials in Nevada are requiring all students at the state’s public universities and colleges to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations in order to enroll in classes for the spring semester. The new policy, which was unanimously approved on Aug. 20 by the Nevada Board of Health at an emergency meeting, adds the requirement into…
Rice University Discovers Inaccurate COVID-19 Positive Rate After Delaying In-person Classes
Rice University in Houston, Texas, announced last week that the first two weeks of the fall semester would be moved online because of a higher number of COVID-19 cases among students. It now says the data the decision was based upon is flawed. In an Aug. 22 letter to the campus community, Rice’s Vice President…
Rice University Discovers Inaccurate COVID-19 Positivity Rate After Delaying In-Person Classes
Rice University in Houston, Texas, announced last week that the first two weeks of the fall semester would be moved online because of a high number of COVID-19 cases among students. It now says the data the decision was based upon were flawed. In an Aug. 22 letter to the campus community, Rice’s Vice President…
7 People at German University Victims of Apparent Poisoning
BERLIN—Seven people at a university in western Germany have received medical treatment after showing symptoms of poisoning, and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspicions of attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday. The employees and students at the Technical University in Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt, experienced medical problems on Monday. Police say that milk cartons and…
Judge Allows Lawsuits Over University of Delaware’s COVID-19 Shutdown to Proceed
A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of a group of University of Delaware students and their parents, allowing them to press claims that the university breached its contract and “unjustly enriched itself” by ending in-person classes and services in response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic last spring. The University of…
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging University of Connecticut’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging University of Connecticut’s (UConn) COVID-19 vaccination policy, citing a lack of jurisdiction over the case. The lawsuit was brought to the U.S. District Court in Connecticut in July by two current UConn students and the mother of an incoming freshman. They sought to block the university’s…
Washington State University to End Personal and Philosophical Exemptions for COVID‑19 Vaccines
Washington State University (WSU) said it will no longer exempt students from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for personal or philosophical reasons, citing the “increasing threat of the delta variant for those who are unvaccinated.” In an announcement released on Aug. 12, the university officials said the change will take place as soon as the U.S….
University of South Carolina Drops Mask Mandate After AG Says It Violates State Order
University of South Carolina (USC) has canceled its plan to enforce face coverings on campus for the upcoming fall semester, after the state’s attorney general warned that it would go against the intent of state legislation. The USC, whose campus in Columbia serves more than 35,000 students, on July 30 announced that everyone must wear…
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