Unvaccinated students and staff at three Alberta universities will have to get regular COVID-19 rapid tests to attend campus this fall.
Edmonton’s University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge have released a joint return-to-school plan detailing rapid testing,The three research schools say they won’t mandate vaccinations – like some others in Canada have – but anyone who refuses to disclose vaccination status or who is not fully immunized will need to regularly test negative to attend campus.Face masks will be required in all public areas of the universities.
“By working together with Alberta’s other research-intensive universities, we will continue to monitor and take the measures necessary to keep our community safe.” We have a weekly Western Canada newsletter written by our B.C. and Alberta bureau chiefs, providing a comprehensive package of the news you need to know about the region and its place in the issues facing Canada.