Updates and clarifications about vaccination requirements

Dear Laurier students –

We are very sorry that the Sept. 29 communication about vaccination requirements was unclear and may have caused confusion and concern about your status at Laurier. We would like to clarify a few key points.

Key takeaways:

1. Only students who are attending Laurier locations in-person in the fall term need to be vaccinated or have a valid exemption by Oct. 8 according to the mandatory vaccination policy.
   
   The university is NOT requiring students learning remotely and who are not on a campus to be vaccinated in the fall term. They will still have access to remote and online programming.
2. Consequences are only for those attending a Laurier location in-person in fall term who don’t comply with the policy. If you haven’t uploaded your status or haven’t met the policy requirements to attend a Laurier location in person in fall term, you will receive a follow-up communication to confirm your situation.
3. Even if you are completely remote for fall, we are asking you to upload your current vaccination status via SAFEHawk to help us meet our reporting requirements to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. You will not face any consequences for not uploading your status if you aren’t doing anything in person; we’re just asking for your assistance for our reporting.
4. The university is planning to resume normal in-person operations in winter term and students who are attending Laurier’s campuses or locations in person will be required to be fully vaccinated by the first day of classes.

Thank you,

Tony Vannelli, Provost and Vice-President: Academic
Ivan Joseph, Vice-President: Student Affairs