Western University in London, Ont., has revoked its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy as of Nov. 29.
“Based on the latest consultation with our medical experts and local public health, we are revoking our vaccination policy and will no longer require students, employees, and visitors to be vaccinated to come to campus,” Western said in a release on Nov. 29.
Western said also that it would continue to recommend vaccination as “the best defence against severe illness and hospitalization.”
The university will continue to require masks to be worn in instructional spaces, including after the December break.
Western had announced the now-revoked policy on Aug. 22, giving students a deadline of Jan. 9, 2023, to submit “proof of vaccination for a booster dose.” Shortly after, hundreds of Western students held a protest against the institution’s vaccine mandates….