Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
The health and safety of our campus remains a top priority. The Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy was enacted and supported with the intention to encourage a higher rate of vaccination for our faculty, staff and students.
The University is also obligated under the Provincial mandate to enact and enforce this COVID-19 vaccination policy, including weekly reporting to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. As Deputy Minister Shelley Tapp has recently shared, “institutions should be prepared for weekly reporting to support the Ministry (of Colleges and Universities) and our colleagues in the Ministry of Health and Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health to closely monitor vaccine rates and the implementation of vaccine policies during the start of the fall semester”.
Faculty and Staff who are not adhering to the vaccination policy as of October 7, regardless of whether you are currently working on campus or not, will be deemed to have made themselves unavailable for work.
Students who also do not comply with the policy by October 7 will be at risk of affecting their curriculum or future study plans.
Important dates
Staff, faculty and students who wish to submit a request for an exemption to the policy, must do so by 4 p.m. on Monday, September 20.
After September 20, 2021, all those who wish to access campus, must:
- be fully vaccinated
- be partially vaccinated (i.e., those who are awaiting the 28-day interval for their final dose and participating in the rapid antigen testing program)
- have an approved exemption in accordance with the vaccination policy to participate in the rapid antigen testing program
- have submitted an exemption request in accordance with the vaccination policy and are awaiting a determination of their request and participating in the rapid antigen testing program
In addition, after September 20, rapid antigen testing will no longer be available as an option to attend campus for those who are not in the above categories. Testing will be reserved for those who are partially vaccinated (as defined above), those who have received their exemption accommodation, or those who have submitted an exemption request and are awaiting a determination.
Faculty and staff who do not fall into one of the above categories after September 20 will be deemed to have made themselves unavailable for work and will not be permitted to access campus and may be placed on an unpaid leave of absence. Accommodations to address exemptions from the Vaccination Policy do not include work from home options.
For students who do not fall into one of the above categories after September 20, they will not be permitted to access campus. This will affect their ability to participate in on-campus events or attend in-person classes or labs. Students will need to contact their program coordinator for any curriculum concerns this may cause.
Vaccine Policy Compliance and Attestation Required by October 7, 2021.
As per the policy, All UWindsor employees, students and visitors must be partially vaccinated and awaiting eligibility for their second dose, fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption from the vaccination policy by October 7, 2021.
All staff, students and faculty must complete the vaccination attestation at uwindsor.ca/vaccine by no later than October 7, 2021.
We thank you for doing your part in complying with this important policy.
Vaccines remain readily available through the mass vaccination clinic at Devonshire Mall (wevax.ca), participating pharmacies and by appointment at Student Health Services.
