UL Lafayette to require student COVID-19 vaccinations

A member of the Louisiana National Guard administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a UL Lafayette student at the campus’ testing and vaccination center last week in Burke-Hawthorne Hall. (Photo by  Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
The University of Louisiana System will require students enrolled in its nine members institutions be vaccinated against COVID-19. The system previously said it would request that the Louisiana Department of Health add the vaccine to the schedule of required immunizations for students once approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA announced full approval of the Pfizer vaccine…

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