Northeastern University announced Tuesday that students are required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, before returning to campus in the fall.Pat Greenhouse/GLOBE STAFF
If everything goes according to plan, the fall semester at some Massachusetts universities could resemble pre-pandemic life. Dining halls brimming with students. Lecture halls sans social distancing. Math, history, and business majors mingling around campus, each with a patch of grass to call their own.
This ideal future rests on one major factor: widespread vaccination.
Thousands of university students, already robbed of the traditional four-year experience, eagerly await their shots and an end to Zoom classes. But students face obstacles as they navigate the vaccine distribution process. Living between states â with just weeks until the spring semester ends â could present a challenge for those receiving the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer shots. And a growing number of college administrations are st