Vaccines
August 18, 2021
Your back-to-school checklist (Message to Seattle campus students)
We’re excited to return to in-person learning this fall and to welcome you to — or back to — campus. As you prepare for autumn quarter, there are a number of things that you need to do in advance to ensure you start the quarter safely and successfully. We’ve created a Back-to-School Checklist to help you get ready. There you’ll find details on steps you need to take before you set out for campus, as well as the things to bring with you.
August 13, 2021
Masks required for all individuals in all UW facilities (Message to UW students and personnel)
In response to the increased spread of the coronavirus in the communities surrounding our campuses and based on updated recommendations from University of Washington health experts, effective Saturday, August 14, the University is reinstating an indoor mask mandate for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status.
August 5, 2021
Fully vaccinated by 9/17? You may win a $1K scholarship (Message to Washington resident students)
This message is being sent to Seattle undergraduate and graduate students who are Washington state residents. Washington resident students from UW Bothell and UW Tacoma also received this information. Hello Huskies, Getting vaccinated is a critical step in stopping the COVID-19 pandemic, so we can return to the activities we love this summer and bring…
August 2, 2021
Masks strongly recommended in UW facilities where they’re not already required (Message to UW students and personnel)
We are now strongly recommending everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask or other face covering indoors when other people are present and in all public and common areas, such as lobbies, hallways, stairways, restrooms, elevators and shared vehicles. We continue to monitor the situation, and we should all be prepared for the possibility that this will become a mandate if public health requires it.
July 19, 2021
UW Medicine vaccination requirement update (Message to UW Medicine personnel)
For the safety of our patients, visitors and staff, UW Medicine is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or claim an exemption no later than Friday, September 10. This requirement aligns with UW’s broader campus policy for faculty, other academic personnel, staff, trainees and student employees.
July 7, 2021
Changes to face coverings, vaccination requirements and other COVID-19 updates (Message to UW students and personnel)
Washington state’s continued vaccination progress resulted in the end of many coronavirus-related restrictions on June 30. Today, we are bringing the UW’s policies into alignment with these new regulations and writing to you to highlight key parts of those changes.
June 3, 2021
Requiring vaccinations for UW employees to protect our community (Message to employees)
To protect the health of our community, the University of Washington will require faculty and other academic personnel, staff, student employees, and trainees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by autumn quarter in order to work on our campuses or within our facilities.
May 18, 2021
Guidance on returning to campuses, mask requirement (Message to employees)
Today we’re sharing details on an important part of our return — guidance for what the “post-pandemic” workplace will be like — as well as updates on planning around additional instructional resources and mask and vaccine requirements.
May 14, 2021
Burgers & shots: Madrona Hall vaccine pop-ups May 17 and 18
The UW will hold walk-in vaccination clinics with the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine at Madrona Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 18.
May 12, 2021
Safe return to campus: Presidential town hall
President Ana Mari Cauce hosted a virtual town hall on May 12 for the UW community of students, families, faculty and staff to discuss the safe return to in-person learning in the fall.
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