George Mason University Students Declare Victory After School Revokes Booster Mandate
February 2, 2022 | Virginia
George Mason University (GMU) announced on Monday that the school would be revoking its Covid-19 booster mandate for students, marking a win for their medical freedoms and bodily autonomy.
In an email sent to students, President Gregory Washington announced that while the university will still “strongly encourage vaccination protocols for all Mason students, faculty, and staff,” they will “no longer require them,” citing the Virginia school’s “high vaccination rate, the continued decline of the omicron variant, the Governor’s recent executive orders and directives, and the recent Attorney General’s opinion” as justification for the decision… (Excerpts from the Federalist)
