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Cornell Plans to Require Students to Be Vaccinated for Fall Semester

By Lindsay Ellis April 2, 2021

Most on-campus Cornell University students will be required to get a Covid-19 vaccine for the fall-2021 semester, the campus announced on Friday.

Cornell — which will issue exemptions for religious and medical reasons — follows

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About the Author

Lindsay Ellis

Lindsay Ellis, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, previously covered research universities, workplace issues, and other topics for The Chronicle.