After holding onto its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy for a while, the University of the Free State has decided to drop it. | TebogoMonama
Conrad Bornman, Gallo Images, VolksbladThe institution says, after an assessment, it has realised that the risk of infection on campus is low.After holding onto its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy for a while, the University of the Free State has decided to drop it.
In January, the union took the university to court to challenge the policy, which it deemed unconstitutional.
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