Vaccines
September 22, 2021
Reminder: Your back-to-school checklist (Message to Seattle campus students)
The official start to autumn quarter is a week away, and the UW campus is already coming to life. As you prepare for the new academic year, I want to remind you about the Back-to-School Checklist and to highlight a couple of key items.
September 21, 2021
University District COVID-19 vaccination, flu shot and community art pop-up Sept. 24
The University of Washington is partnering with the City of Seattle, U District Partnership, Albertsons/Safeway, Amplifier and Facebook to provide a pop-up COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic on Friday, Sept. 24, in the University District. The vaccinations are available to all, including UW students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.
September 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine verification process on UW campuses (Message to UW personnel)
The vaccination verification process is being coordinated at the department/appointing unit level and facilitated by your Workday HR Partner or Academic Partner (“HR/Academic Partner”) or I-9 Coordinator. These are the only roles authorized to verify proof of vaccination.
September 13, 2021
Vaccination exemption request deadline is Sept. 24
The following messages were sent on September 13 to UW campus personnel who had not yet attested to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or who had previously claimed a medical, religious or philosophical exemption in Workday: Message for staff and student employees Message for faculty and other academic personnel Message to staff and student employees…
September 9, 2021
ACTION REQUIRED: COVID-19 vaccination requirement and exemption process
The following messages were sent to UW campus employees who had not yet attested to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or who had previously claimed a medical, religious or philosophical exemption in Workday: Message to faculty and other academic personnel Message to staff and student employees Message to faculty and other academic personnel COVID-19 vaccination is…
September 3, 2021
University of Washington vaccination reminder (Message to UW faculty, librarians and other academic personnel)
This message was sent to faculty, librarians and other academic personnel. The guidance below does not apply to campus staff, academic student employees, student workers or medical center staff. Staff and student employees received their own message, as did medical center staff. Dear Faculty, Librarians, and other Academic Personnel, Because a healthy and safe return…
September 2, 2021
IMPORTANT: Vaccination now a condition of employment (Message to UW staff and student employees)
This message was sent to campus staff, academic student employees and campus student workers. The guidance below doesn’t apply to faculty, academic personnel or medical center staff. Faculty, librarians and academic personnel received their own message, as did medical center staff. Good afternoon, Protecting our community requires all of us to do our part. With…
Autumn quarter health and safety measures (Message to UW students)
Like us, we expect you’re busy preparing, with both anticipation and anxiety, for the start of the academic year. In the weeks and months leading up to the start of this school year, we’ve been preparing for your safe arrival or return.
August 31, 2021
Autumn quarter health and safety measures (Message to UW personnel)
We are writing now to share more specific details on the health measures that will be in place for the start of the academic year. These are based on state requirements, recommendations from UW health experts, guidance from our Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, and consultations with many faculty experts and Faculty Senate leadership.
August 18, 2021
Governor expands vaccine mandate to higher education personnel
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that personnel at higher education institutions, K-12 schools and childcare providers will be added to his previous order mandating COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment for state employees and health care workers. Under this expanded proclamation, personnel at these institutions, including the University of Washington, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 if they have not been granted an exemption for a documented medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.
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