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U.S. colleges and universities are divided on whether they will require students to be vaccinated before returning to campus next fall. While universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently informed students that they must be vaccinated to attend fall semester, other schools like Virginia Tech and Dartmouth College are waiting to make a decision.

“It takes away any ambiguity about whether individuals should be vaccinated,” Kenneth Henderson, the chancellor of Northeastern University told Associated Press in defense of the vaccination requirement. “It also provides a level of confidence for the entire community that we are taking all appropriate measures.”

While schools have long required students to be vaccinated against other diseases, the emergency FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccines makes a vaccine mandate something of a legal gray area that leaves room for potential court cases, prompting some schools to bide their time.

Diana Lawrence, a spokesperson for Dartmouth, told AP that officials “cannot make a determination regarding required vaccination until vaccines are accessible for all students.”