Given students and staff have high COVID-19 vaccination rates, and other places are easing requirements, why are these policies needed?

We are delighted that so many students and staff understand the importance of vaccination and have chosen to help protect themselves and others by being vaccinated against COVCID-19. Even with our strong vaccination rate, we believe our policy is important – it reaffirms our commitment to doing all we can to encourage wellbeing and safety and helps provide confidence to our community. We also don’t know what new COVID-19 variants might emerge and having these policies in place can provide clarity in managing the pandemic into the future.