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- University of Virginia disenrolled 242 of its students for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
- These students make up about 1% of the university's entire student body.
- Of those disenrolled, only 49 students had signed up for on-campus classes this fall.
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The University of Virginia has disenrolled 242 students for the upcoming semester because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Charlottesville CBS affiliate WCAV.
These students amount to roughly 1% of the school's student body, she noted. The institution has previously warned students they may risk disenrollment if they fail to get vaccinated or submit a request for exemption.
Only 49 of the 242 disenrolled students had actually registered for on-campus classes this fall.
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