In order to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18—the deadline for state workers—WSU employees need to have their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one‑dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson by Oct. 4.
Beginning Oct. 19, employees who are not fully vaccinated and lack an approved exemption will not be able to engage in university work.
To comply with the state’s vaccination requirement, unvaccinated WSU employees have until Sept. 13 to get the first Pfizer shot, or they can get the single-dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine by Oct. 4.
The new process, which supersedes WSU’s previous vaccination declaration system, applies to all employees regardless of work location.
The deadline for faculty and staff to declare their status was Aug. 23.
The university is strongly urging all students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated. The deadline for complying with the vaccine requirement for faculty and staff is Aug. 23.
All employees system‑wide who engage in activities on a WSU worksite are required to either declare themselves fully vaccinated or request an exemption.
Students, employees and visitors no longer have to attest to their current health status as part of an easing of the University’s COVID‑19 protocols.
All employees must declare themselves fully vaccinated in order to forgo face masks and physical distancing while at a WSU location.
The new policy, effective Thursday, follows the latest guidance from Gov. Jay Inslee, the Department of Labor and Industries and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
