All Stanford University students who will be coming to campus for in-person learning this fall must not only be vaccinated against COVID-19, but also undergo virus testing every week, regardless of vaccination status.
The new requirements were laid out in a statement Wednesday from Susie Brubaker-Cole, the school’s Vice Provost for Student Affairs.
"Working together, we can monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 at Stanford, adjust requirements as needed, protect our friends and family, and keep campus as safe as possible for in-person learning and activities this summer and autumn," Brubaker-Cole said.
Starting Aug. 15, students who are living on campus, living in university-provided off-campus housing or coming to campus must be tested for COVID-19 every week, even if they have been vaccinated. All new arrivals to campus this fall must also be tested on the day they arrive and on the 5th day, the university said.
The school also announced that unvaccinated international students and the unvaccinated arriving from outside the country should arrive at least 7-days before in-person learning to complete entry testing, vaccination and a period of "restricted activity."
Stanford has already required all students coming to campus to be fully vaccinated. Those who have not submitted their proof of vaccination will not be able to register for fall quarter classes.
Along with testing and vaccination requirements, the school is also requiring face coverings indoors except while alone in one’s office, student room or while eating or drinking. Stanford is also urging COVID-19 vaccination among students’ spouses, partners and children eligible for the vaccine.
The school has also required all faculty, staff and postdocs who will be on campus this fall to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Undergraduate classes for the fall quarter are scheduled to begin on Sept. 20.
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