WSU ending vaccine policy in November
Washington State University is lifting its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for employees, contractors, and volunteers at the start of November.
Faculty members who work in clinical and health-care settings will still need to get vaccinated. The vaccination requirement will stay in place for students attending the 2022-2023 school year.
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that WSU is sticking with its vaccination requirement for the rest of the academic year because most students live in congregate settings. Also, students have already gotten the vaccine in order to start the school year. The policy will be reconsidered in May when classes end.
The timing aligns with when Gov. Jay Inslee is lifting the state's pandemic emergency orders. Seattle also is canceling its pandemic measures Oct. 31.
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