Kent State Asks Students for COVID-19 Vaccination Status

In advance of all Kent State University students returning to campus for in-person classes this fall, the school is asking students to voluntarily disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status.

“For one, for students living in the residence halls. That will assist in contact tracing, if someone tests positive in the residence halls. And also how the city health commissioner makes decisions around quarantine or isolation, as we also did last year,” said Manfred van Dulmen, interim associate provost for academic affairs.

Currently, Kent State is not requiring students to be vaccinated to return to campus. Van Dulmen said vaccination data collection does not mean the university is changing its policy.

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