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WBGZ Radio 5/25/2021 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
After a tumultuous year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois colleges are weighing whether to require students to be vaccinated for the fall semester.
The picture should become clearer as the semester nears, especially if the COVID-19 vaccines are granted full FDA approval.
Several 4-year colleges have already announced that all returning students to campus would be required to be vaccinated, including DePaul University, Loyola University and Northwestern University.
At Northwestern, faculty, staff and visitors will not be required to get the vaccine, Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced in a community email.