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This summer, students, staff and visitors at the University of Guelph have the choice to go mask-free. As of July 1, students at the University of Guelph will no longer be required to wear masks indoors at all University facilities, or outdoors on campus, according to a press release from […]
As long as positive health trends continue, the University of Guelph will follow the provincial government’s lead and pause its pandemic mandates s of May 1, the University of Guelph will pause most of its pandemic guidelines and requirements, including the vaccination policy, mask requirement, and completion of the U […]
Although mask requirements are largely slated to end in Ontario on March 21, universities are still opting to require them for the time being n March 16, the U of G announced that it will be keeping its mask mandate in place until at least the end of April. The […]
Although actual COVID-19 cases are likely 10 times higher than what is being reported, the province notes that hospitalizations have been declining ntario’s chief medical officer has announced that masking mandates could be removed by the end of this month. The news comes even as Ontario’s COVID-19 cases are reported […]
Vaccine effectiveness may wane over time so the provincial government is encouraging those eligible for a booster dose to make use of the resource n Nov. 3 the Ontario government announced that COVID-19 booster shot eligibility will soon be expanded to a wide range of groups after a minimum of […]
QR codes are meant to ease the process of showing and confirming proof for both patrons and businesses new QR code system is available for Ontarians to utilize to show their proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The paper receipts that previously had to be downloaded and shown to access non-essential businesses […]
Any staff, faculty, and student not in compliance with the university’s vaccine mandate will not be permitted to access U of G facilities s the window closes on the University of Guelph’s vaccine mandate deadline, the university has released details on how it will be enforcing proof of vaccination to […]
U of G has released an online tool to submit proof of vaccination and exemption requests n Sept. 2, details for proof of vaccination were released by the U of G two weeks after it announced its vaccine mandate. Faculty, staff, students, and visitors are expected to be vaccinated or […]
Faculty, staff, and students have until Oct. 15 to become fully vaccinated, so certain fall courses at U of G will begin remotely ue to the timing of the university’s vaccine mandate, the U of G will allow some courses to run remotely from Sept. 7 to 28. Students are […]
Here is some pandemic vocabulary you may hear floating around as we navigate the fourth wave o you feel overwhelmed with all of the COVID-related terms that have been used since the beginning of the pandemic? From social distancing to superspreader, Merriam-Webster has continuously updated its database to include terminology […]
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