Eastern Washington University won't require vaccines before fall semester By Q13 News Staff UW to require COVID vaccines for fall semester The University of Washington is the latest college in Washington state to announce a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for returning to campus in the fall. CHENEY, Wash. - Eastern Washington University will not require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to attend school this fall. The announcement from EWU Interim President David May breaks with most, if not all, other major colleges in the state. "In the spirit of transparency, we know that the decision to get vaccinated is not one that we can make for you," May told students in a letter posted on the school's website. "There are good reasons, religious, medical, and philosophical, why someone may choose not to be vaccinated. And we have been clear that public health and safety is a responsibility that we all share and choosing to be vaccinated is how Eagles take care of one another and our broader community."