Judge:  Availability Of Exemptions Negates School Vaccine Mandate Injury Claim

Mealey's (August 17, 2021, 12:33 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge on Aug. 16 granted the motion of a state university and its president to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a complaint filed by two students and the parent of a third student challenging the university’s mandate that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to return to campus for the fall semester, concluding that no injury could be claimed by students holding exemptions to the mandate or failing to apply for an exemption....