The decision to rescind the COVID‑19 vaccinate mandate for the majority of students follows a recommendation from the university’s Infectious Disease and Public Health Advisory Committee.
The requirement will be lifted in coordination with Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement that all remaining COVID‑19 emergency orders and the state of emergency in Washington will end by Oct. 31.
More than 125 faculty and staff gathered for the WSU Public Health Rural, Remote, and Underserved Research Symposium, exploring the vast array of research activities occurring on public health topics across the WSU system.
WSU recently implemented a new executive policy that expands vaccine requirements for students. It also codifies the university’s stance on required vaccinations for employees in response to public health mandates.
While public universities across the country have struggled with enrollment during the pandemic, Washington State University is cautiously optimistic about positive indicators it’s seeing ahead of the fall 2022 semester.