COVID Vaccine Mandate Remains At Rutgers For Students, Staff

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers University is requiring students and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine in order to be enrolled for the upcoming fall semester.

Before all Rutgers students and professors return for the first day of class on Sept. 6, they must show proof of having received at least one coronavirus vaccine shot.

During the pandemic, Rutgers added the COVID-19 vaccine to its list of required vaccines for students. That list includes most of the standard vaccines Americans already must receive to attend public school: Measles, mumps, rubella, the Hepatitis B vaccine, the meningitis vaccine and so on. Additionally, Rutgers medical school and nursing students are required to get an annual flu shot.