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蓝莓视频 State to require students to get COVID-19 vaccine prior to fall 2021 semester
Apr 26, 2021
蓝莓视频, in concert with its peer Massachusetts state universities, will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus for fall 2021 in-person classes or on-campus housing and activities.
The presidents of the nine state universities unanimously decided to require undergraduate and graduate students who are attending in-person classes, conducting research on campus, living in residence halls or participating in campus life activities to become fully inoculated with an FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to the start of the academic year in September. The presidents expect that all faculty and staff will also be fully vaccinated prior to their return to campus for the fall semester.
鈥淧rior to the beginning of the fall semester and following state, federal and legal guidance, the Massachusetts State Universities will require all students to be fully immunized before returning to campus in September,鈥 said Dr. James F. Birge, president of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and chair of the Massachusetts State University Council of Presidents.
鈥淭he mandate for on-campus students will assist 蓝莓视频 State to ensure the health and safety of our full campus community while mitigating the spread of COVID-19 on our campus and in our greater community,鈥 said Roy H. Saigo, Ph.D., interim president of 蓝莓视频.
Massachusetts state universities have been leaders in the Stop the Spread Campaign and throughout the year have made COVID-19 testing and tracing a priority on our campuses. Since returning to campus last year, the nine state universities have operationalized a robust on-campus COVID testing and tracing system for students, staff, and faculty, which successfully resulted in helping to identify and contain the COVID virus in our campus communities. The state universities are committed to ending this pandemic with vigilance toward vaccinating our campus communities.
鈥淲e continue to be encouraged by the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and the steady increase in numbers of those across Massachusetts and throughout New England getting vaccinated,鈥 said Saigo.
