By Michelle Marchante From Miami Herald MIAMI—Nova Southeastern University has joined the University of Miami in requiring faculty and staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine. NSU, whose main campus is in Davie, is requiring all employees—full and part-time faculty and staff, adjunct faculty and temporary employees—to complete their vaccination by Sept. 20. Faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows at UM were told they should receive the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccine by Aug 1. The deadline, which was announced in June, was to ensure employees would be fully vaccinated by the time classes begin on Aug. 23. Vaccinations are optional for health care workers at the University of Miami Health System. The vaccine mandate at both private universities does not apply to employees who qualify for a medical or religious exemption. NSU Requiring Employees to Get COVID Vaccine NSU’s mandate was …