Commentary
Proof of vaccination is required for students who want to live in residence at the University of Toronto. No, this wasn’t cut-and-paste from a 2021 article—it’s an actual requirement for the fall of 2022.
Anyone who plans to live in residence at the University of Toronto must show proof of vaccination. Not only that, but students also need to show proof of three vaccine doses. Apparently, being double-vaxxed no longer meets the university’s exacting standards. Perhaps the university should change its slogan to “Only the triple-vaxxed need apply.”
This comes at a time when public health officials across the country have dropped proof of vaccination requirements. That’s because it’s widely recognized that while the COVID-19 vaccines still protect people against hospitalization and death, they do little to prevent transmission. In other words, people can become infected with and transmit COVID-19, regardless of whether they are vaccinated….