Some universities say no to proof of vaccination rule
A COVID-19 vaccine likely won’t be a requirement to return to the physical classroom at some Canadian universities in September, with several large institutions saying they have no intention of mandating proof of immunisation for students, writes Nicole Thompson for
The Canadian Press.
Though some universities remain undecided, the decisions from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and McGill University come as governments around the world work out how to handle so-called vaccine passports.
“There’s quite a range of opinions,” said Andrew Kirk, an engineering professor and head of the McGill Association of University Teachers. “We haven’t taken a formal position.” Some professors, he said, believe McGill should require that students be fully vaccinated before returning to laboratories and lecture halls. “Others feel that as long as they themselves are vaccinated, and there are reasonable
MONTREAL A COVID-19 vaccine likely won t be a requirement to return to the physical classroom at some universities in September, with several large schools saying they have no intention of mandating proof of immunization for students. Though some schools remain undecided, the decisions from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and McGill University come as governments around the world work out how to handle so-called vaccine passports. There s quite a range of opinions, said Andrew Kirk, an engineering professor and head of the McGill Association of University Teachers. We haven t taken a formal position. Some professors, he said, believe McGill should require that students be fully vaccinated before returning to laboratories and lecture halls.
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A COVID-19 vaccine likely won’t be a requirement to return to the physical classroom at some universities in September, with several large schools saying they have no intention of mandating proof of immunization for students.
Though some schools remain undecided, the decisions from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and McGill University come as governments around the world work out how to handle so-called vaccine passports.
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“There’s quite a range of opinions,” said Andrew Kirk, an engineering professor and head of the McGill Association of University Teachers. “We haven’t taken a formal position.”
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A COVID-19 vaccine likely won’t be a requirement to return to the physical classroom at some universities in September, with several large schools saying they have no intention of mandating proof of immunization for students.
Though some schools remain undecided, the decisions from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and McGill University come as governments around the world work out how to handle so-called vaccine passports.
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“There’s quite a range of opinions,” said Andrew Kirk, an engineering professor and head of the McGill Association of University Teachers. “We haven’t taken a formal position.”