Several HBCUs Announce That All Students and Faculty/Staff Will Be Required to Get The Vaccine In Order To Return to Campus
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Posted By: Kennedy Williams on April 19, 2021 With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and colleges gearing up to have students back on campus for the upcoming fall semester, several schools have recently announced that all faculty and staff will need to have received one of the vaccines before being allowed back on campus. HBCUs like Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, and Hampton University have all come out and made it clear that they believe this is the best way to ensure the safety of all faculty, staff, and students moving forward. In a press release that came out today, Hampton said that it will be requiring all faculty staff to receive either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccination and that the Hampton University Mobile Health Unit will be administering the Pfizer and/or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from April 20 to April 22, and April 27 to 29 to make sure that this happens. While there was no word on whether or not students would also have to follow suit, we presume that news is soon to come. The Atlanta University Center (AUC) however, announced this morning that both faculty/staff and students would be required to be vaccinated before returning to campus in the fall. In its press release, Spelman College said, "To come to this decision, Spelman and the AUC were guided by our intent to provide a safe and healthy environment on campus for students, and members of the faculty and staff, when we resume in-person teaching and learning this fall. To inform our decision-making, we have relied on the most up-to-date science and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Georgia State Department of Health, and the Fulton County Board of Health." What are your thoughts about these schools requiring vaccinations? Let us know in the comments! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Kennedy Williams
From Loganville, GA Spelman College class of 2020 Member Since July 2016 |
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