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30 Jun 2021
Ohio lawmakers passed a bill Monday banning public schools and universities from mandating students and employees get vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any vaccines for regular use.
House Bill 244 prohibits public schools, colleges, and universities in Ohio from requiring “an individual to receive a vaccine for which the United States Food and Drug Administration has not granted full approval.”
While the FDA has granted emergency use authorization for the three coronavirus vaccines, the vaccines have not received full FDA approval.
The legislation also states that public schools, colleges, and universities cannot “discriminate against an individual who has not received a vaccine” by mandating they “engage in or refrain from engaging in activities or precautions that differ from the activities or precautions of an individual who has received such a vaccine.”