08/24/2021

Ohio Ban on Schools' COVID Vaccine Mandates Ended by Pfizer FDA Approval

Ohio's public schools and universities now can require COVID-19 vaccines

Ohio's public schools and universities can require COVID-19 vaccines for staff and students, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer vaccine.

Last-minute language added to House Bill 244 prohibits public schools and universities from requiring vaccines approved under emergency use authorization, a rigorous process used during health emergencies. Still, several GOP lawmakers called the vaccines "experimental."

At the time Governor Mike DeWine signed the bill into law, all three COVID-19 vaccines offered in the state were approved under emergency use authorization. That meant no public university or school could require a COVID-19 vaccine for staff or students.

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