Student society raises lack of confidence in UBC s return-to-campus plans
An open letter penned by the Alma Mater Society to UBC executives and the board of governors says the university must consider mandating masks in lecture halls and ensuring students living in residences are vaccinated, in line with some other Canadian universities.
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Students on campus at the University of British Columbia on Nov. 20, 2019. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
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Shortly after the May 27 Board of Trustees meeting, the college’s Academic Senate and the Faculty Association held a special meeting to discuss the board action and create a motion for COVID-19 vaccination requirements, among other conditions, for returning to campus. The motion required vaccines for employees working on campus, students attending in-person classes or using in-person district services, as well as the public entering the college’s facilities.
According to the motion, “this mandate will go into effect when there is at least one FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines with emergency FDA approval or final approval by the World Health Organization are also allowed.”