UJ and Wits confirm vaccination policy while Stellies and UCT play a waiting game as students return to campuses
Several of the country’s leading universities have instituted mandatory vaccination policies in a bid to get staff and students back on campus safely.Mpho Lembo* a third-year student at Wits, said she found the return to campus overwhelming. “I spent the last two years isolating in a sense and coming back to campus to find a lot of people was a bit too much.” She said: Tshepo Magagula* a first-year student at the university, said initially he was not sure if he wanted to get vaccinated.
Almost 70% of Wits students and about 75% of staff have supplied the university with their vaccination certificates.“Students and staff who do not want to vaccinate can apply for reasonable accommodation. Members of the Wits community who elect not to vaccinate on constitutional or medical grounds must apply for reasonable accommodation via the Wits MVax portal.
“These measures also apply to ad hoc contractors, identified stakeholders and visitors. This outcome will ensure that the university’s staff, postdoctoral research fellows and students have optimal access to the university’s precincts for purposes of working, learning, research, laboratory and clinical work while protecting the health and safety of the university community and its stakeholders,” Esterhuizen said.
“Partially vaccinated students [for example first vaccination completed if the specific vaccine required two doses] are conditionally registered.” Esterhuizen said: The university council will have the final say and a recommendation is to be tabled at its first meeting of the year, which is scheduled for April 11 – or, if necessary, at a specially convened meeting earlier.
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