Biden backs university Covid mandates as governors clamp down

US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings

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August 4, 2021

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August 4, 2021

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Athens, Georgia - August 20, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic on the first day of the Fall semester, students in protective face masks gather at a crossing light in front Bolton Dining Commons at the University of Georgia.

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