COVID-19 Update – August 27th, 2021
Dear Colleagues, I’m sure most of you have seen President Hall’s statement early this evening about the fact that an agreement was reached “with the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and our partners at BC’s research universities to implement a program of rapid testing and vaccine status self-declaration for the fall.” https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/notices/2021+notice-president-statement-covid-testing+notice?fbclid=IwAR0Eirvag2FpPr5bgDI9Qb40grVtzSFIxD37n5y4-8eRtik52pp7CGy5E3E As you are aware, the Faculty Association has been advocating for some time for a program that requires either vaccination or the alternative…