5月7日，一个里程碑事件发生了：世卫组织批准国药（北生所）新冠疫苗列入“紧急使用清单”。
这是有史以来第一次，非西方国家研制的传染病疫苗，拿到WHO紧急使用许可，想必能消除不少人的顾虑。
预计不久后，世卫组织就会决定是否给予科兴新冠疫苗紧急使用许可。
这也意味着，中国生产的新冠疫苗正在获得世界认可，与此同时，多所美国大学表示，承认世卫组织批准的中国新冠疫苗。明确，中国留学生到美国之后，不用再重复接种美国本土疫苗。
据统计，现在已经有多所美国大学宣布2021年秋季将重开校园，恢复面授课。为了能让更多学生秋季安全回归，所有大学都制定COVID-19疫苗接种要求，包括留学生在内。
在世卫组织将中国新冠疫苗列入“紧急使用清单”前，美国辉瑞疫苗和强生疫苗是接种的首选。
以下是要求2021-22学年秋季接种疫苗的美国高校完整名单(此列表更新至美国东部时间5月7日下午3:30)，列表中的学校几乎都接受因宗教信仰或医学原因豁免疫苗接种。
California Institute of Technology, California State University (with FDA approval: Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Chico, Dominguez, East Bay, Fresno, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Maritime Academy, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Polytechnic University at Pomona, Sacremento, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, Stanislaus), Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, Dominican University of California, Harvey Mudd College, Humboldt State University, Loyola Marymount University, Menlo College, Occidental College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Samuel Merritt University, Santa Clara University, Scripps College, Southwestern College, Stanford University, University of California system (with FDA approval: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, ), University of San Diego, University of Southern California
Colorado College, Colorado State University system (must have FDA approval, Fort Collins, Pueblo), Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Denver, University of Colorado (Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs), University of Northern Colorado
Trinity College, Wesleyan University, Yale University
University of Delaware, Delaware State University
Clark Atlanta University, Emmanuel College, Emory University, Morehouse College, Spelman College
Columbia College, DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, Roosevelt University
印第安纳州
DePauw University, Holy Cross College, St. Mary’s College, University of Notre Dame, Valparaiso University
爱荷华州
Grinnell College
肯塔基州
Barea College
Bowdoin College, College of the Atlantic
Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Frostburg State University, Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, Mount St. Mary’s University, Salisbury University, Towson University, University of Baltimore, University of Maryland (College Park, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Global Campus, Eastern Shore, Center for Environmental Science)
Amherst College, Anna Maria College, Assumption University, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater State University, College of the Holy Cross, Emerson College, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Hampshire College, Harvard University, Lasell University, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, MIT, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Mount Holyoke University, Northeastern University, Salem State University, Simmons University, Smith College, Springfield University, Suffolk University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell), Westfield State University, Wheaton College, William James College, Williams College, Worcester State University
Kalamazoo College, Lawrence Technological University, Oakland University, University of Michigan
Carleton College, Macalester College
Culver Stockton College, Washington University
Dartmouth College, Southern New Hampshire University
Drew University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Kean University, Montclair State University, Mount St. Mary’s University, New Jersey City University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rider University, Rowan University, Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stockton University
Barnard College, Colgate University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Five Towns College, Fordham University, Hamilton College, Ithaca College, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Le Moyne College, Manhattanville College, New York University, Pace University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sarah Lawrence College, St. John’s University, Syracuse University, The New School, University of Rochester, Vassar College
Brevard College, Duke University, Livingstone College, Union Presbysterian Seminary-Charlotte, Wake Forest University
Cleveland State University, Kenyon College
Lewis & Clark University, Oregon State University, Portland State University, University of Portland, Willamette University
宾夕法尼亚州
Bryn Mawr College, Dickinson College, Drexel University, Haverford College, Lehigh University, Muhlenberg University, Swarthmore College, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Pennsylvania, University of the Sciences
Brown University, Roger Williams University
Paul Quinn College, St. Edward’s University
Bennington College, Champlaign College, St. Michael’s College
Bridgewater College, Hampton University, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin University, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Virginia Wesleyan University
Central Washington University, Evergreen State College, Pacific Lutheran, Seattle University, University of Washington (Tacoma, Bothell, Seattle), Washington State University, Western Washington University, Whitman College
American University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Trinity Washington University
