COVID-19 Health and Safety

Updated September 25, 2024

Follow the Public Health Flowchart for COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Symptoms if you have COVID-19 symptoms, an exposure or test positive.

What's new

Types of Tests page - archived 8/1/24
COVID-19 and respiratory illness resources update - published 7/18/24
UW Face Covering Policy - update effective 7/1/24
UW Respiratory Illness Health & Safety Plan (formerly UW COVID-19 Health & Safety Plan) - update effective 7/1/24
COVID-19 Safety Training was archived

COVID-19 resources

Healthcare workers are still required to wear a mask in higher risk spaces and according to site specific requirements. Additional site-specific infection prevention precautions may also be required. UW Medicine medical facility personnel continue to follow the updated UW Medicine mask policy for health care workers.

Please continue to follow the mask signs posted upon entry to clinics.

Refer to the Face Covering Policy page for more information.

The University’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy is no longer in effect as of June 12, 2023.

Being up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged for all UW personnel and students. Find a COVID-19 vaccine provider in Washington.

UW Medicine medical facility personnel are required to follow the UW Medicine COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Students working or training in UW Medicine clinical or other settings, including students participating in the Health Sciences Immunization Program (HSIP), follow HSIP’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

More information

The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) maintains COVID-19 prevention policies, guidance, and resources for the UW community on this page.