PHILADELPHIA -- More than 100 campers are set to step foot on the grounds of Camp Galil next week, all of whom will be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Requiring vaccination at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, summer camp for Jewish students, which offers two 3.5-week overnight sessions, wasn’t a difficult decision for executive director David Weiss. He said most campers were already vaccinated when the requirement was announced and few declined to attend because of the policy.
In fact, “enrollment is ticking up ever so slightly from last year,” when it saw an 18% drop compared to 2019, the prior year the camp was fully open, Weiss said. “We were very encouraged” with the enthusiasm around camp for this summer.
