Maharashtra lifts double vaccine mandate for college attendance- Education News
College and university students in Maharashtra who are not fully vaccinated will also be allowed to attend classes now. Maharashtra With the health department lifting the double vaccination mandate and several state universities opting for offline examinations this summer, the higher and technical education department issued a resolution doing away with the rule.
Higher and technical education minister Uday Samant, on Wednesday, said, ‘Earlier it was mandatory to take two Covid vaccines for attendance at university and college. Now, this condition has been waived and all students can attend university and college’, in a tweet. A GR was issued by the department late on Wednesday, lifting the condition in the earlier order dated January 25, 2022.
An official from the department said that the health department has already lifted the double vaccination condition. “Also, many universities are holding examinations in the offline mode. Though the department had lifted all other restrictions before, only this remained, which has been removed now. There are students who are not fully vaccinated, and this condition should not prove to be a hindrance,” said the official. A principal from a suburban college said that most students from the city are now fully vaccinated.
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