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Texas Universities Have Billions at Stake in Deciding Whether To Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Employees

Nov 1, 2021

There are billions of dollars in funding for Texas universities riding on whether schools require COVID-19 vaccination for employees.

In early September, President Joe Biden created a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees and contractors with a deadline of Dec. 8 to become fully vaccinated.

“We have the tool to combat COVID-19,” Biden said during his announcement of the requirement. “This is not about freedom or personal choice. It’s about protecting yourself and those around you.”

Like airline and defense companies, universities have federal contracts.

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Delaware State University is one of four historically Black colleges and universities recently awarded grant funds supporting initiatives to establish mental health first aid education programs and campus mobile crisis response teams following campus bomb threats in 2022.

Delaware State Receives $217,000 from ED for Mental Health Initiatives

Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry is launching an innovation center for dental technology and education to establish five new examination rooms.

Meharry School of Dentistry to Launch Innovation Center for Dental Technology and Education

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