Two major universities in British Columbia, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, confirm their audits to verify vaccination status have not yet begun
Halfway into the first in-person university semester since the pandemic began, some faculty and staff members at B.C.’s biggest universities say they don’t know whether they and their students are being protected against COVID-19 spread because the schools are not following through on plans to ensure no one comes to class infected.
The situation has frustrated some faculty and staff members at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. He said he wants to know how these polices are being implemented or enforced. “That has not been made clear since the beginning of the semester.” He added professors and students who are going to the class would assume those who aren’t vaccinated are getting tested. “And that might not necessarily be the case.”
The university is offering rapid screening to individuals who are not vaccinated, or who choose not to declare their vaccination status. He, too, said the school will focus on community education and communication. He noted continued non-compliance will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.The vast majority of students and faculty at UBC, SFU and the University of Victoria have declared they are fully vaccinated, according to their spokespersons. More than 90 per cent of students and employees at UBC and Victoria have completed their declarations, with more than 95 per cent of them reporting full immunization.
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