The move comes after the Biden administration mandated federal contractors require their employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in September.
After some time, that has spurred OU and OSU to mandate vaccination. The state’s largest universities have a multitude of federal contracts and grants and not mandating vaccines could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
In letters sent to employees Friday morning, administrators explained that those who want to seek exemptions for medical and religious reasons can do so.
Tens of thousands of people work for the two schools. The vaccine mandates won’t affect students who don’t have jobs with the respective universities.
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