Penn State will require all University Park faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, officials announced Tuesday. Citing President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order requiring federal employees to be vaccinated, the university says all workers will have to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated by Dec. 8.
University officials say they are still working out exactly how employees will submit their vaccine confirmation. Penn State President Barron said, “While the great majority of federal contracts impact the University Park campus, we are closely reviewing the Biden administration’s mandate and how it may apply to employees at other campuses and locations, as other parts of the University also receive government support. So, we are strongly urging all of our employees across the commonwealth to start the vaccination process now, if they have not already done so.”