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Mass. state schools will require students be vaccinated this fall. Will other states follow? Hadley Barndollar, USA TODAY NETWORK
US colleges weigh vaccine mandates for fall
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Private colleges and universities in New England were some of the first to announce they ll require vaccination for all students returning to campus this fall. Some of the region s state colleges and universities have also begun to follow suit – but not all of them.
State universities in Massachusetts are leading the way with vaccine mandates, while university systems in neighboring states have been less explicit. At least one has said it will wait until permanent approval of the COVID-19 vaccines by the Food and Drug Administration before considering a requirement for students.