Students whose programs are fully online are automatically exempted from the vaccine requirement.
The university will accept proof of any vaccine that was authorized for use in the United States. For vaccinations requiring two doses, students and employees must have received both doses of the vaccine to meet the requirement. We intend to have face to face classes, the vast majority of our courses are going to be fully face-to-face, WSU Spokesperson Phil Weiler said. We want to be able to have fans in the stands for football, for basketball for volleyball, all those indoor kinds of sports. If we can get the the population vaccinated, we ll be able to to have student activities will be able to have large group gatherings and do it in a safe way. So that s that s really the driver behind us wanting to put a requirement in places we need to get back to normal.
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More than 450 people in Whitman County have been vaccinated since last week, according to the Whitman County Public Health Department.
Those vaccinated include health care workers who meet the criteria for Phase 1a of Washingtonâs vaccine allocation plan.
Whitman County received eight new positive COVID-19 test results Tuesday. This brings the countyâs total for the year to 2,667. Seven cases are currently hospitalized and there are no new deaths.
The latest patients include one person between the ages of 20-39, six people between the ages of 60-79 and one person 80 years or older.
There were 19 new confirmed or probable cases reported Tuesday in Latah County.
WSU is working with the Whitman County Public Health Department to file a request for the Army National Guard to remain in Pullman after the semester ends.
The request will be submitted to the Washington State Emergency Operations Center, said Phil Weiler, WSU vice president for marketing and communications.
“We’re also going to be contacting the governor’s office to see if we can make sure that his office is aware of our request,” Weiler said.
WSU and Whitman County Public Health began working on the request after Dec. 4, when federal funding for the guard was extended, Weiler said.