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“Congratulations, you have been admitted to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs!”
That was the first sentence in the acceptance email I received from UCCS last week. How excited I was, keyword being “was.” On April 28, the University of Colorado school system announced that CU faculty, staff, and students will be mandated to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend this coming fall semester. Sorry, but I won’t be forced into taking a newly developed drug to use my hard-earned Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at your school.
Before I continue, I want to make a few things clear. I am not an “anti-vaxxer” nor am I against the COVID-19 vaccines. In my 10 years of military service, I’ve received more vaccines that I can keep count of. I’ve begged my grandmother, who is in her 70s and in the high-risk category, to get the vaccine. In October 2020, I lowered my grandfather into the ground after he passed away from complications related to contracting the coronavirus. If only