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Georgetown Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall 2021 On-Campus Students

By Emily Hardesty • April 21, 2021

All Georgetown University undergraduate and graduate students returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The decision to mandate the...

Medical and Nursing Students Volunteer in Vaccination Distribution

By Heather Doherty • March 17, 2021

When Dr. Carole Roan Gresenz, interim dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies, had the idea to recruit Georgetown University students for COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, a group of her...

D.C. Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Residents With Qualifying Medical Conditions

By Anna Ferrazzi • March 4, 2021

Washington, D.C. expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility March 1 to include residents aged 16-64 with qualifying medical conditions amid complaints of technical difficulties with the District’s vaccine...

First- and Second-Year GU Med Students Disciplined for Receiving Vaccines Despite Ineligibility

By Samantha Sinutko • February 5, 2021

Georgetown University will punish first and second-year medical students who received COVID-19 vaccines despite being ineligible. Currently, only third and fourth-year students who interact with patients...