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‘Go to a Different School’: Lawsuits Against COVID Vaccine Mandates Aim To Challenge Universities

September 4, 2021
A Western Michigan University soccer player is defending her decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine as she and some of her fellow teammates fight back against the school’s policy. The deadline to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the plaintiffs fighting the vaccine mandates has passed. While the lawsuits rely on different arguments, similar cases…
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Michigan State Employee Files Lawsuit Due to Vaccine Mandate

August 31, 2021
Michigan State administrative associate and fiscal officer Jeanna Norris filed a lawsuit against MSU’s administration on Friday in relation to the university’s vaccine requirement. According to the case of Norris v. Stanley, Norris tested positive for COVID-19, and after recovering, she tested positive for antibodies. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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MSU Sued Over Vaccine Mandate

August 31, 2021
Michigan State University (MSU) employee sued over the school’s recently announced vaccine mandate, saying she has naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 after recovering from the virus last year and doesn’t need the vaccine. Jeanna Norris is a supervisory administrative associate and fiscal officer at MSU, which has threatened disciplinary action, including termination, if employees do…
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Opinion: Yes, You Can Get Some Immunity From Having COVID-19. But No One Should Wait To Get Vaccinated.

August 31, 2021
A major reason why many Americans remain unvaccinated is the belief that so-called natural immunity protects as well or better than immunity from vaccination. A professor at George Mason University recently filed a lawsuit against his employer alleging that because he recovered from covid-19, he should be exempted from the university’s vaccine mandate. Some physicians have argued that children…
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MSU, WMU Vaccine Requirements Challenged in Court

August 30, 2021
In a separate case, Jeanna Norris, a 37-year-old MSU administrative associate and fiscal officer, sued university President Samuel Stanley and the Board of Trustees, arguing that she has natural immunity after recovering from COVID-19 late last year.  Her immunoligist, Hooman Noorchashm, has advised her that it is medically unnecessary to undergo a vaccination, the lawsuit said.…
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Michigan State Accepts Foreign COVID Vaccines but Rejects Natural Immunity, Lawsuit Alleges

August 30, 2021
Michigan State University recognizes COVID-19 vaccines not approved for use in the United States with lower documented efficacy than natural immunity, according to a federal lawsuit. It’s the second filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) against a public institution of higher education for refusing to exempt recovered individuals from a vaccine mandate. Read…
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