To Retain Federal Funding, University of Alabama and Auburn University Say Employees Must Get Vaccinated

Bryant-Denny Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama on Sept. 22, 2018. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images

The University of Alabama (UA) and Auburn University (AU) announced on Friday that to keep federal funding, the colleges must comply with President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order on vaccine mandates for all employees.

Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be discharged.