COVID-19 Health and Safety

Updated September 1, 2023

Follow the COVID-19 Public Health Flowchart if you have COVID-19 symptoms, exposure or test positive.

Please refer to the University’s COVID-19 Guidelines Summary and COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan for the most current COVID-19 prevention policies and guidance.

What's new

COVID-19 Safety Training - updated 9/1
Locations to pick up free, high-quality masks - published 8/16/23
COVID-19 policy and guidance updates - published 7/25/23

COVID-19 resources

University units refer to the COVID-19 Posters and Signage Updates for guidance on the required posters and signage to be posted at building entrances and in common areas of University buildings.

UW units can download and print posters at no cost from the Stay Healthy, Huskies toolkit, or order printed posters and graphics from Creative Communications.
Building coordinators are responsible for the placement of posters per the Building Readiness Guidelines.

The University’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy is no longer in effect as of June 12, 2023.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

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.