Beginning with the fall 2021 semester, the COVID-19 vaccine will be required for all Indiana University students, faculty and staff.
“This requirement is part of IU’s ongoing successful response to and management of the COVID-19 pandemic on its campuses and will allow the university to lift most restrictions on masking and physical distancing,” the university said in an email Friday.
The university will require that all individuals have their first dose of the vaccine no later than July 1 and fully vaccinated by Aug. 15, or when returning to campus after Aug. 1 (whichever is earlier).
A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after having all doses of a vaccine (two doses for Pfizer, Moderna; one dose for Johnson & Johnson).
All current students, faculty and staff will use IU’s COVID-19 vaccine report form to report all doses of the vaccine. Those receiving a two-dose vaccine will complete the form after each dose.
Incoming students should plan to complete the self-report form once they’re enrolled in classes for the fall semester, the release said.
IU has outlined strong consequences for those who choose not to meet the COVID-19 vaccine requirement and do not receive an exemption.
For students, they will see their class registration canceled, CrimsonCard access terminated, access to IU systems (Canvas, email, etc.) terminated, and will not be allowed to participate in any on campus activity.
Faculty and staff who choose not to meet the requirement will no longer be able to be employed by Indiana University, and working remotely and not meeting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement is not an option, the release said.
Approved exemptions will be extremely limited, according to the university. Full details on the process will be shared by June 15.
Exemptions will be limited to a very narrow set of criteria, including medical exemptions with physician documentation, and documented religious exemptions.
To schedule a vaccine, visit ourshot.in.gov.
For more information on the requirments, visit https://www.iu.edu/covid/prevention/covid-19-vaccine.html.
