I think there is a lot of bafflegab here. We know other Canadian universities are requiring more stringent ,measures. And I foresee a lawsuit where someone pits the safe workplace requirement against being made to go back to campus.
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On Aug 3, 2021, at 2:14 PM, Baharak Yousefi <byousefi@sfu.ca> wrote:
Hi Chris,
Thanks very much for following up on this and sharing the information with us.
What the Covid-19 Response Team at SFU is saying re the impossibility of a mandate seems to contradict what Dr. Henry said on July 27th:
“ . . . And universities are looking at what are the measures they need to take in their setting to make it as safe as possible . . . that may mean if you’re living in residence that
you need to have proof of immunization.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It1afVleAqA
Part about post sec is at about 42:12 to 43:12.
Thanks again,
Baharak
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From: Christopher Pavsek <cpavsek@sfu.ca>
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Subject: Re: on another point: : Without mandatory vaccines, more campus shutdowns are inevitable
Hello--I was curious about this and queried the president's office/VPA. I specifically asked if the University or the Province had made the decision to forego a vaccine mandate.
I got a response from the Covid-19 Response Team at SFU.
This is what they said:
"Regarding mandatory vaccinations, there is no requirement for proof of immunization under the University Act, making it impossible for the university
to establish such a mandate, which would also be difficult to enforce. There are no universities in British Columbia currently requiring proof of immunization. All post-secondary institutions continue to monitor the advice of the province and will take the
Provincial Health Officer’s direction on this."
My reading of this is that the university could mandate more than the province is recommending--masks, or distancing, or other measures perhaps?--but not vaccines.
I thought this might clarify things a bit.
Chris
Hi Chris,
My understanding is that yesterday Dr. Henry said it is up to each university/college to set their standards above and beyond provincial health orders.
Best,
Baharak
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Regarding frustration with the university's lack of a vaccine requirement: my understanding, which might be incorrect, is that SFU must follow provincial direction on any vaccine mandate. That direction comes from the Ministry of Health and the
Min. of Adv. Education, or whatever it's called these days.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
So if faculty and staff want to pressure the university to implement a vaccine requirement, pressure would have to be applied to the university and to the relevant levels of government.
Such requirements are common in the US.
Best
Chris
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