The U.S. Supreme Court has opted not to review a divided Third Circuit ruling concerning Rutgers University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. The decision implies that, based on the longstanding high court precedent established in Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905), individuals do not possess a fundamental right to refuse vaccinations. As a result, students at Rutgers will not be able to challenge the institution’s vaccine policy.
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