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George Washington will require students to have vaccinations
George Washington University is requiring students and staff to have vaccinations.
WASHINGTON - George Washington University is joining the growing list of schools which will require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the fall, but also going a step further, requiring the same of faculty and staff.
Employment attorney Daniel Kalish of HKM Employment Attorneys LLP tells us this is likely the start of a trend and mandating vaccines for employees is legal under federal law.
GWU says students, staff and faculty can upload images of their paper vaccination cards into the university's medical portal.
There have been questions, however, about those cards since fakes have been turning up for sale online.
Dr. Jay Schnitzer, Chief Medical Officer at THE MITRE Corporation is leading the Vaccination Credential Initiative, working with household names like Microsoft, CVS and Salesforce to develop standards for secure digital vaccination credentials nationwide.
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He says as we see more businesses and facilities begin to require vaccinations in the coming months we should also see new technology that will make proving your vaccination status easier.
Georgetown and American Universities are also requiring students be vaccinated for COVID-19 this fall, however they have not made any announcements regarding faculty or staff.