Virginia Public Universities Rescind Vaccine Mandates Following Youngkin’s Order

Some of Virginia’s public universities rescinded their vaccine mandates after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) took office this week and signed a flurry of executive orders on his first day.

One of those orders banned vaccine mandates by employers.

Now, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Virginia State University (VSU) say they will drop their vaccine mandates for their employees.

“On Jan. 15, Governor Youngkin issued executive orders and directives regarding COVID-19. Similar to what is taking place at other Virginia colleges and universities, VCU has decided the following changes will go into effect immediately,” the school said in a letter to faculty and staff.

“Employees are not required to be vaccinated, receive a booster or to report their vaccination status to the university,” it continued. “COVID-19 surveillance testing and daily health checks are also no longer required for VCU employees.”

Virginia State University did the same…. (Excerpts from the Virginia Star)