Students at Molloy College required to get vaccinated against COVID

Officials at the school say they are mandating the vaccine because of a surge in coronavirus cases due to the delta variant, and scientific evidence that the vaccines are safe.

News 12 Staff

Jul 28, 2021, 10:05 AM

Updated 1,229 days ago

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Molly College is the latest school to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for students.
The college says 76% of their staff are vaccinated, but only 32% of its students are as of Tuesday.
Officials at the school say they are mandating the vaccine because of a surge in coronavirus cases due to the delta variant, and scientific evidence that the vaccines are safe.
Students will have until Aug. 25 to be fully vaccinated.
Adelphi University also mandated the vaccine earlier this week.