Congressman Calls for End of COVID-19 Shot Mandates at Colleges

Published on March 19, 2024

A congressman is calling for the immediate end of COVID-19 shot mandates at colleges nationwide, citing the policy as discriminatory. Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called the practice “discrimination” that is “unfair, unjust, and unnecessary,” writing in a letter dated March 13 that with the COVID-19 emergency having ended nearly a year ago, it is time for universities to drop the antiquated policy. “It’s been almost a year since the President signed H.Res. 7, which Congress passed with bipartisan support ending the COVID-19 national emergency on April 10, 2023,” wrote Mr. Kiley in letters addressed individually to all the schools still requiring the shot for enrollment. “Your institution is among the last colleges/universities still mandating the vaccine.”...