Thursday April 25th, 2024 6:14AM

Emory University lifts COVID-19 vaccine requirements

By Joy Holmes Multimedia Journalist

Emory University officials announced Thursday the school will be removing COVID-19 vaccine requirements for its students, faculty, and staff. 

Emory University President Gregory Fenves released a statement based on guidance from Emory's medical and public experts. 

  1. Emory University will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty, and staff. However, Emory Healthcare COVID-19 vaccine requirements will still be enforced for health sciences students in School of Medicine and School of Nursing, and those university employees already subject to EHC immunization requirements.
  2. Emory will no longer require students, faculty, and staff to report COVID-19-positive tests or complete isolation clearance forms to return to campus.
  3. Emory will remove all COVID-19 vaccine requirements for minors and non-Emory affiliated program participants staying in overnight on-campus housing. 

In the statement, Fenves urged all students, faculty, and staff to stay up-to-date with their vaccinations, stay home when sick, and to follow the most current CDC guidelines

"As always, our public health teams will continue to monitor COVID-19 conditions, and we may need to adapt our response again in the future," Fenves said. 

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