An Obama-appointed federal judge has denied a request from two University of Massachusetts students for exemptions from school rules requiring they get vaccinated for coronavirus.
The ruling, issued Friday, August 27, sets up a possible appeal that could make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been too hesitant to try to force people to get the coronavirus vaccine and wear masks, a former mayor of Worcester said.
"We've waited patiently, hoping to convince the unvaccinated to step up. We tried gifts, scholarships, and cash. We said 'please' and then 'pretty please.' We appealed to their patriotism. And still millions of Americans refuse to get vaccinated or wear masks," wrote Raymond Mariano, in a column for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette published Friday, August 27.
