{"id":46734,"date":"2021-08-16T18:45:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T22:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=46734"},"modified":"2021-08-18T08:52:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T12:52:58","slug":"confederation-college-requiring-vaccinations-to-keep-college-community-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/confederation-college-requiring-vaccinations-to-keep-college-community-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Confederation College Requiring Vaccinations to Keep College Community Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Confederation College announced today it is now a\u00a0<strong>requirement <\/strong>that all members of the\u00a0College community be fully vaccinated\u00a0to\u00a0access all campuses in person this\u00a0fall.\u00a0 The College has consulted with provincial and local health authorities and is joining many other postsecondary institutions and other Crown agencies who have made this announcement over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of our\u00a0College\u00a0community, particularly our students and employees\u00a0are\u00a0paramount.\u00a0The continued spread of the virus and its variants are of particular concern and the best way to provide a safe and healthy working and learning environment is to ensure that everyone is doing their part,\u201d said Kathleen Lynch, President of Confederation College. &#8220;We have already expressed our expectation that staff and students be vaccinated and now we are taking the next step by requiring vaccination. We hope our decision will increase the vaccination rates across the northwest. By actively encouraging our\u00a0College\u00a0community to be protected and get vaccinated,\u00a0we\u00a0are doing our part to\u00a0reduce\u00a0the impact of the pandemic in\u00a0the communities we serve\u00a0and on our campuses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Effective September 7, 2021, those with one dose of a two-dose\u00a0Health Canada\u00a0or\u00a0World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccine will be allowed on campus\u00a0and provided a grace period to secure their second dose. <strong>Effective October 18, 2021<\/strong>, the requirement will increase to\u00a0fully vaccinated\u00a0status for those on campus. Confederation College recognizes there will be individuals unable to be vaccinated for medical\u00a0or creed\/religious\u00a0reasons and exemptions for these students and employees will be considered. Employees or students remaining unvaccinated will be subject to additional safety precautions.\u00a0Details will be announced prior to September 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Confederation College, in partnership with\u00a0the Thunder Bay and District Health and the Northwestern Ontario\u00a0Health Units, will be running vaccine clinics on each\u00a0campus and residence\u00a0in September to assist those in the Confederation community who require their first and\/or second vaccine dose\u00a0to\u00a0be fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep people safe and support safe access to Confederation College campuses for in-person activities (e.g.\u00a0classes\/labs, support services and other activities).\u00a0More information about COVID-19 vaccinations and booking appointments for first and\/or second doses, visit the\u00a0Ontario website and your local health unit website:\u00a0Thunder Bay District Health Unit,\u00a0Northwestern Ontario Health Unit. Both health units are currently accepting walk-ins for first and second doses. Many pharmacies are offering vaccines as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confederation College announced today it is now a\u00a0requirement that all members of the\u00a0College community be fully vaccinated\u00a0to\u00a0access all campuses in person this\u00a0fall.\u00a0 The College has consulted with provincial and local &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 07:19:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46735,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46734\/revisions\/46735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}