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.
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.
The university is cooperating with health authorities statewide to facilitate contact tracing to help identify members of the WSU community who were in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID‑19.