The University of Virginia (UVA) has disenrolled 238 students for the upcoming semester for not receiving COVID-19 vaccine. according to a university spokesperson.
238 students are about 1% of the student population of UVA – meaning roughly 99% of students have either gotten vaccinated or received a medical/religious waiver.
Only 49 of the 238 disenrolled students had selected courses for on-campus classes this fall, The UVA’s spokesperson Brian Coy told The Virginian-Pilot.
Approximately 96.6% of UVA students have confirmed that they are vaccinated against COVID-19, including 97.1% of students living in on-Grounds residence halls, UVA said in a statement.
The vaccines are required for all students who wish to live and study in person at UVA during the 2021-22 academic year unless they were granted a medical or religious exemption.
As of Wednesday, UVA says 335 permanent waivers and 184 temporary waivers have been granted. Temporary waivers were granted for students who had trouble getting vaccinated where they were living over the summer, but intend to get vaccinated as they return to Grounds, it added.
UVA has previously warned students they may risk disenrollment if they fail to get vaccinated or submit a request for exemption. “You will be disenrolled from all your classes for the fall semester if you fail to complete this requirement by Tuesday, August 17, 2021,” the UVA notice read.
The deadline for filing for an exemption is Aug. 25 while the deadline for submitting proof of vaccination was Wednesday.
According to the university website, 67% of the UVA student body is from Virginia. For the fall semester, the university says there will be around 18,066 undergraduate and about 9,049 graduate students.
Fall arrival and orientation began Wednesday and classes begin Aug. 24.
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