When Virginia Tech announced in June that it would require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Ben Walls, a junior multimedia journalism student, was upset. As co-president of the Virginia Tech Young Americans for Liberty, a youth libertarian organization with chapters across U.S. campuses, he started circulating a petition on campus to oppose the mandate.
“We were a little angry that Virginia Tech was going to tell us what’s best for us and our health care,” Walls said. “These vaccines are a personal and private decision that shouldn’t be mandated by the school administration.”
