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BSU President Updates Vaccine Numbers After First Week Of Classes

By Stan Sollars, IPR News | Published on in Ball State, Health, Local News
BSU President Geoff Mearns (BSU photo)

News of the Food and Drug Administration granting full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could mark a time of vaccination mandates by more and more government agencies, schools, and employers.  Indiana University successfully defended its vaccine mandate for students and employees all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.  With full approval anticipated soon for the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines, what could this approval of the three U.S. vaccines mean for schools like Ball State that have mask mandates, but not a vaccine mandate?

Joining us at the end of the first week of the fall semester – a semester back to full in-person instruction on the Muncie campus – is Ball State President Geoff Mearns.  You can hear the full interview on the audio app, below: