All Trent University students, faculty, staff, and visitors on the university’s Peterborough and Durham campuses will need to provide proof they are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, September 7th.
Trent University president Leo Groarke announced the vaccination policy on Wednesday (August 18), five days after Fleming College made a similar announcement and one day after Ontario’s chief medical of health announced all universities would be required to have a vaccination policy.
Exemptions to providing proof of full vaccination will be allowed on medical or other protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Anyone who does not have two vaccinations will have to complete COVID-19 testing before coming on campus.
The names of all students who submit proof of their two vaccinations by September 7 will be entered into a draw that will provide the winner with free tuition for the fall semester.
Trent University completed a vaccination survey that shows 85 per cent of 7,140 students and 94 per cent of 1,024 employees are already fully vaccinated.
Other health and safety measures at Trent University include the mandatory use of face masks in indoor settings, health screening, enhanced ventilation and air filtration, robust cleaning and sanitization, on-campus testing, and wastewater surveillance.
Groake says the university is also partnering with Peterborough Public Health to host on-campus pop-up vaccine clinics for staff, faculty, and students.
More details on the university’s vaccination policy will be posted in the coming days and weeks at www.trentu.ca/coronavirus/.
