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Largest colleges push student vaccines with mandates, prizes

by Amy DiPIERROPat Eaton-Robb
| September 15, 2021 12:03 AM

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — At most of the largest U.S. public universities, students are under no obligation to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Some schools do require vaccines, but with leniency for those who opt out. Still others have expelled students who do not comply.

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