Ohio State vaccine exemption deadline expiring
The deadline to request an exemption from Ohio State’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is approaching.
The deadline to request an exemption from Ohio State’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is approaching.
Masks will be required regardless of vaccination status in all indoor spaces in Columbus effective immediately, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced at a press conference Wednesday.
Students, faculty and staff can request a COVID-19 vaccination exemption beginning Wednesday.
At the end of the first week of classes, Ohio State’s student COVID-19 positivity rate sits at 2.29 percent. The positivity rate increased from…
Ohio State will not allow unvaccinated individuals on campus come spring semester, following a universitywide announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine requirement Tuesday.
University President Kristina M. Johnson announced in a universitywide email Tuesday that Ohio State will require COVID-19 vaccination of all students, faculty and staff by Oct. 15.
The 2020-2021 academic year was a drastic change for college students, between an online learning environment, lack of in-person events and a fear of contracting COVID-19. Yet, this year, with the new university mandates, the hope to get back to a pre-pandemic life is growing.
As fall semester approaches and the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread across the country, many Ohio State faculty members expressed concerns about the university’s response.
Getting vaccinated can do more than prevent students, faculty and staff from contracting COVID-19 — it can bring back pre-pandemic Ohio State.
Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill preventing public schools and universities from requiring students and staff to receive vaccines not fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday — including the COVID-19 vaccines, which are all currently on Emergency Use Authorization.