College students dwelling in residences on the University of Toronto this fall are required to be totally vaccinated and have obtained no less than one booster shot.
Cheryl Regehr, the college’s vice-president and provost, and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, the vice-president of individuals technique, fairness and tradition, posted a message addressed to the U of T group on Thursday.
“Just lately, U of T reinstated the vaccination requirement for college kids and workers dwelling in college residences,” they mentioned.
“College students dwelling in residences this fall might be required to have a major sequence of a COVID-19 vaccine and no less than one booster dose earlier than transferring in.”
Regehr and Hannah-Moffat additionally famous that the province just lately expanded eligibility for the second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to anybody 18 years of age and older.
“Staying up-to-date in your COVID-19 vaccinations affords the perfect safety in opposition to extreme sickness,” their message mentioned.
“It’ll additionally scale back isolation necessities and disruptions to your on-campus actions within the occasion that you’re uncovered to COVID-19 or take a look at constructive.”
The requirement for all college students to be totally vaccinated with a purpose to come to campus has been paused, however the university notes the “requirement could also be reinstated on quick discover if public well being circumstances or steering change.”
Regehr and Hannah-Moffat inspired college students to add their vaccination standing to the U of T’s UCheck platform partly to “reduce disruption ought to circumstances require vaccine necessities to be reimposed.”
They mentioned the college is constant to watch public well being circumstances and steering from well being officers and can alter its response “as wanted.”
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