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#PrincetonU will require that all faculty, staff, researchers, appointed visiting faculty and researchers, temporary employees, and independent contractors receive a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the @US_FDA and/or @WHO. bit.ly/3zblu2N

All employees who will be on campus this fall must receive the final dose of their chosen vaccine no later than August 1, 2021 and submit their vaccine information via VacStatus. bit.ly/3pz7fjG

As previously announced, all undergraduate and graduate students are required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2021-22 academic year by August 1, 2021. bit.ly/2RR4ZaY

The University also has amended its policies regarding social distancing, face coverings and campus gatherings to reflect updated federal and state health guidance. For the summer, all undergraduates approved to remain on campus must continue to follow the Social Contract.

Based on updated guidance from @CDCgov and NJ executive orders, employees who are fully vaccinated, and whose status has been verified in VacStatus, no longer need to maintain social distance on university property, indoors or outdoors.

Face coverings are no longer required outdoors. However, face coverings continue to be required indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Beginning July 1, employees routinely on campus and not verified as fully vaccinated in VacStatus will be required to be tested 2x/week during the weeks they work on campus. Those whose VacStatus records indicate that they are fully vaccinated will continue to be tested 1x/week.

Per current New Jersey executive orders, employees must continue to use the Daily Symptom Check before coming to campus, regardless of vaccination status.

For information about visitors attending gatherings on campus, consult the Visitor Policy: bit.ly/3gfX9QJ

Looking toward the fall, the University continues to plan for the resumption of in-person instruction and operations. Classes are expected to be taught in-person and the University anticipates concluding all remote work by Sunday, August 29.

All activities will continue to follow then prevailing public health protocols, but the expectation is that all University facilities, including administrative and research spaces, will operate at full capacity.

The University also expects the following will be permitted by August 29:
-Classrooms & campus spaces may resume normal occupancy.
-Research and teaching laboratories will operate at normal occupancy.
-Campus housing may resume normal occupancy. (1/3)

-Dining halls and cafes may open with no limits on indoor dining.
-Off-campus, student-run eating clubs may reopen.
-Varsity and recreational sports resume within the parameters set by NCAA and the Ivy League. (2/3)

-In-person student activities may resume (though activities that involve singing or wind instruments may require mitigation measures) (3/3)

A phased move-in will be held for undergrad and grad students for the fall semester, and some students may be required to quarantine or isolate upon their arrival. The University also will continue its asymptomatic testing program for students, faculty and staff.

All of these policies and guidelines are subject to change based on public health measures and guidelines from the state of New Jersey. Please continue to consult covid.princeton.edu.