Those presenting, performing, facilitating, or speaking to a group may remove their masks. “The last school year showed us that our campus community was on board with the masking and vaccination policy, which was the key to successfully completing the fall and winter terms in person.”Įffective September 1, 2022, Western requires the use of medical-grade (ASTM level 3) masks indoors in instructional spaces for degree credit courses such as classrooms, labs and seminar rooms.
Sonya Malone, Western’s occupational health physician. “This decision supports the safety of our students, employees and our community with the goal of preserving our in-person experience,” said Dr. Last year, Western was the first university in Canada to require vaccination for students in residence and among the first requiring vaccination for all students and employees, resulting in a 99 per cent vaccination rate on campus. International students and others arriving from outside Canada must follow federal vaccination requirements for entry to Canada. However, Western will offer a two-week grace period – and easy access to the campus vaccination clinic – for those students unable to get a booster before they arrive. Students living in residence will need to get their booster dose before moving in. The updated policy requires all students, faculty, and staff to submit current proof of vaccination to the university by Oct.
At a minimum, all students, faculty, staff and some visitors to campus are required to have been vaccinated and have one booster shot (generally, three doses in total) of any combination of COVID-19 vaccines recognized by Health Canada. Updated vaccination policy: Booster shot requiredĪfter extensive consultation with its science experts and its community, Western has updated its COVID-19 vaccination policy effective Aug. We want to do everything we can to offer our students a great on-campus experience throughout the academic year.” “While we can’t predict when the next wave of COVID-19 might come, we believe these measures will help us protect the in-person experience that Western is known for. “We will soon be welcoming students to campus from across the country and around the world,” said Florentine Strzelczyk, provost and vice-president (academic). Measures include requiring students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and to have received one booster, and to be masked in classrooms and seminar rooms. Western University is implementing vaccine and masking requirements this September to safeguard the health of its community and provide the best in-person learning experience for the coming school year.
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