Yale to Require Vaccinations for Faculty, Staff

Yale to Require Vaccinations for Faculty, Staff
Harkness Tower on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 9, 2016. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)
The Associated Press
5/16/2021
Updated:
5/16/2021

Yale University is requiring its faculty and staff to get coronavirus vaccinations before the fall term, extending a requirement already imposed for students.

The private university says faculty members, staffers and academic trainees must be fully inoculated by Aug. 1, although there are provisions for exemptions for reasons based on medical conditions or religious or “strongly held” personal beliefs.

More than 350 colleges and universities around the country are requiring vaccinations for students, at least those living on-campus. However, requirements for employees are somewhat rare. That’s according to information compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education.