Ohio State University announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Ohio State University announced Tuesday it would necessitate “every student, module and unit subordinate to beryllium vaccinated against COVID-19.”

The university’s president, Kristina M. Johnson, said the determination was made amid a emergence of the delta variant.

"Central, confederate and southeastern Ohio person present recorded the highest fig of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since January,” Johnson stated. “Further, the fig of hospitalized patients successful these areas of the authorities roseate an alarming 448% betwixt mid-July and mid-August.”

Students, faculty, and unit indispensable person astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine by Oct. 15 and the 2nd dose by Nov. 15.

The assemblage says students who are not afloat vaccinated by Spring 2022 volition not beryllium allowed to enactment successful on-campus events, including in-person classes.

Staff members look disciplinary enactment if they neglect to get afloat vaccinated, according to the university.

The vaccine mandate came 1 time aft the Food and Drug Administration granted afloat support to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are presently operating nether exigency usage authorization.

Ohio State joins galore different universities successful mandating COVID-19 vaccines. The University of Michigan, the University of California system, and Minnesota authorities colleges and universities are among the larger institutions mandating COVID-19 vaccines.