Washington State University will no longer require most employees, contractors and volunteers at the school to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Nov. 1st.
According to a news release, the university has seen success in COVID-19 vaccination attempts. The decision to lift vaccination mandates was in alignment with Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement to end remaining COVID-19 emergency orders and the state of emergency in Washington at the end of the month.
University officials say though the mandate will be lifted in most settings, there are certain employment situations where vaccines will still be required. Faculty members who work in clinical and health care settings will still need to be vaccinated.
Wazzu will continue requiring students to be vaccinated for the rest of the academic year because many students on the Pullman campus live in congregate housing, where a virus could more easily spread. Another reason is students attending classes are already immunized, and the university felt it best to address the COVID-19 policy at the end of the academic year. (Lewiston Tribune)
