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Va. colleges change COVID policies after Youngkin executive order
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Va. colleges change COVID policies after Youngkin executive order
Will Vitka | wvitka@wtop.com
January 19, 2022, 8:19 AM
Several Virginia colleges changed their policies after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order rescinding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all state employees.
Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison, Virginia Tech and the College of William & Mary have now announced they’ll comply with the governor’s directive — and will no longer require employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly, Richmond.com reported.
In a statement, James Madison cited Youngkin’s order, saying “there is no longer a requirement for employees to receive a vaccination, report their vaccination status or undergo weekly screening testing.”
Virginia Tech did the same in its policy update. ... The schools continued to encourage that everyone get vaccinated.
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Will Vitka
William Vitka is a Digital Editor and reporter for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.
wvitka@wtop.com
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Va. colleges change COVID policies after Youngkin executive order
Will Vitka | wvitka@wtop.com
January 19, 2022, 8:19 AM
Several Virginia colleges changed their policies after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order rescinding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all state employees.
Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison, Virginia Tech and the College of William & Mary have now announced they’ll comply with the governor’s directive — and will no longer require employees to be vaccinated or tested weekly, Richmond.com reported.
In a statement, James Madison cited Youngkin’s order, saying “there is no longer a requirement for employees to receive a vaccination, report their vaccination status or undergo weekly screening testing.”
Virginia Tech did the same in its policy update. ... The schools continued to encourage that everyone get vaccinated.
{snip}
Will Vitka
William Vitka is a Digital Editor and reporter for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.
wvitka@wtop.com
@WillVitka
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Has begun. Elections have consequences...in this case it appears to be death 
