The law requires only disclosure of hepatitis b and meningococcal vaccination status of the student. Ohio law does not require college students to be vaccinated in order to attend a higher education institution It does, however, require students seeking to reside in on‑campus housing to. Most states allow exemptions from college vaccine requirements on the grounds of personal or religious objections The table below includes state college vaccine requirements and exemption policies, specified in state statute or rule. Please note that the state of ohio law does not require vaccination of the student, nor does it require the institution to provide or pay for vaccines
The law requires only the disclosure of vaccination status of the student. Public schools and universities are barred from requiring vaccines that have not received full u.s Food and drug administration (fda) approval under ohio house bill 244 (hb 244), signed by governor mike dewine on july 14, 2021 The new law goes into effect on october 13, 2021. Several private ohio colleges have mandated the vaccination for those living on campus and are unaffected by the new law Both pfizer and moderna have applied for full fda approval earlier this year and the fda is targeting january to make its decision.
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