Harvard University requires coronavirus vaccination for students
- International students and others who do not have access to a shot before the autumn will be offered vaccination by the university upon their arrival
- The institute said exceptions would only be granted for medical or religious reasons
“To reach the high levels of vaccination needed to protect our community, Harvard will require Covid vaccination for all students who will be on campus this fall,” the elite university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday.
According to the statement, exceptions would only be granted for medical or religious reasons.
Previously, a number of other Ivy League universities such as Yale, Columbia and Princeton had already introduced such a vaccination requirement.
Before returning to campus, students must have completed their vaccination with a jab approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO).
This means at least two weeks must have passed since the last vaccine dose was administered, the statement added.