Vaccine Policy
The University of Windsor is following the provincial directive stating that COVID-19 Vaccination Policies are mandatory for a number of high-risk settings. In order to align with the provincial directive, for anyone who will be on campus, at least a first dose of a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine will be required by September 7, 2021 and a second dose will be required by October 7, 2021.
Our main priority is campus safety and encouraging a higher rate of vaccination on our campus. A vaccine clinic will be held on campus on September 10, 2021 in the Faculty of Education parking lot from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No health card or appointment is required. Appointments for COVID-19 vaccination can also be booked through Student Health Services or vaccine appointments are readily available locally by visiting wevax.ca.
As of Tuesday, September 7, individuals who are not fully vaccinated (including those who are only partially vaccinated with one dose), will need to participate in the on-campus rapid antigen testing program to access campus.
This policy applies to all staff, faculty, students, visitors and contractors.
Mandatory Vaccination Attestation
All members of the UWindsor campus community are required to fill out the vaccination attestation form (applies to all those who are fully or partially vaccinated (one dose) or unvaccinated) by no later than October 7, 2021.
Partially vaccinated individuals will be required to submit the form after each vaccination to ensure all vaccine records are captured accurately.
To attest to your vaccination status and upload your proof of vaccination (if applicable), visit uwindsor.ca/vaccine. You will need your vaccination certificates and your UWinID and password.
Completion of the vaccination attestation form and proof of vaccination is required if you also plan on coming to campus. You will receive a confirmation code after completing your vaccination attestation to enter into your daily COVID-19 Self-Assessment in the Safe Lancer App if coming to campus.
Request for Exemptions to the Vaccine Policy
Exemptions to the vaccine policy can be requested for medical reasons or under the ground of Creed (or religion) protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Those whose applications for exemption have been approved in accordance with the vaccine policy will be provided with an accommodation to participate in the University’s rapid antigen testing program to access campus. There is no exemption from the testing protocols under this policy.
Students
Student exemption requests can be submitted by filling out the appropriate form and sending it to vaxinfo@uwindsor.ca. Students will be contacted for next steps once their forms are received.
Staff & Faculty
Staff and faculty exemption requests can be submitted by filling out the appropriate form and sending it to hrvaccine@uwindsor.ca. Staff and faculty will be contacted for next steps once their forms are received.
While you await the status of your application for exemption under the vaccination policy, you will still be required to participate in the University’s rapid antigen testing program to access campus.
Testing
As of Tuesday, September 7, 2021, testing will be mandatory for the following individuals to access campus:
- Those who are partially vaccinated (one dose in a two-dose series)
- Those who are unvaccinated and awaiting to apply for an exemption from the vaccination policy
- Those who are unvaccinated and awaiting a determination about their request for exemption from the vaccination policy
- Those who are unvaccinated and have received an exemption from the vaccination policy
If you are an individual that requires participation in the rapid antigen testing to access campus, you are required to have a negative test result within 72 hours before accessing campus.
Those coming to campus every day will require a test twice per week. Testing to access campus will be completed in the Faculty of Education Gym from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Booking an appointment is encouraged and can be done online by visiting uwindsor.ca/covidtest. Walk-ins are also permitted. Testing should only take approximately 30 minutes to complete, but please plan for up to a 60-minute wait time should a delay occur.
If you receive a negative test result, you will be provided with a confirmation code to enter into your Safe Lancer App COVID-19 Daily Self-Assessment to access campus.
If you receive a positive test result, Health and Safety staff onsite will assist you with next steps and you will not be permitted to access campus.
An update to your Safe Lancer app is required.
The Safe Lancer App is available for Android and iOS.
If you have already downloaded the app and you do not have your updates set to “automatic," you will need to update your safe lancer app manually by following the steps below:
To update, open the app and simply tap the University of Windsor Safe Lancer App banner at the top of the page. Or, to manually update, open the Safe Lancer App and scroll down to select About/Preferences. Scroll down again and select Data Update. Click the Check for Updates button.
As a reminder, all those visiting campus must complete the daily COVID-19 self-assessment before every arrival on campus through the Safe Lancer App. A printable document (PDF) version is available on the Return to Campus website.
New Protocols
The new questions on the Daily COVID-19 Self-Assessment screening tool will require a confirmation code from either your vaccination attestation or your rapid antigen test result.
