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Monday, July 19, 2021

Indiana University can keep its Vaccine Mandate for Fall Semester 2021: 8 Students' lawsuit thrown out

 Monday July 19, 2021 story by Reporter for South Bend Tribune (online)

Indiana University's vaccination requirement will stand, at least for the start of the fall semester.

A federal judge sided with IU in an opinion issued early Monday morning after eight students challenged the public university's requirement that all students and employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine before the start of the fall semester.

IU’s policy, announced this spring, will require all students, faculty and staff in the fall semester to be fully vaccinated either by Aug. 15 or when returning to campus after Aug. 1, whichever is earlier.

The university will recognize certain medical and religious exemptions to its requirement, but IU officials say unvaccinated students will need to continue following some coronavirus mitigation strategies the university is easing for other students who are fully vaccinated. 

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