As of April 10, Stanford University is no longer requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter its campus unless they work in a health care facility.
The vaccine was a requirement to step onto campus for the past two years.
All Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facilities, including the Vaden Health Center, Stanford University Occupational Health Center, and Stanford hospitals and clinics, still require the vaccine.
Stanford is also starting to phase out onsite testing. The testing ended March 24 for faculty but is still available until June 18 for students. After that, they will offer rapid tests.
The university is continuing its wastewater analysis—that is, analyzing sewage samples to detect the virus. According to its website, general trends of these samples over time have been consistent with trends in clinical cases….