Duke University on Monday enacted a vaccine mandate for staff and a mask requirement for the entire campus after a Covid-19 outbreak.
The new guidelines, which take effect immediately, require all Duke teachers and staff to submit proof of vaccination by Oct. 1 to maintain their jobs on campus. The university said 92% of Duke's 22,136 faculty are already vaccinated, and Duke will fire any employee who fails to comply within a week after the deadline.
Duke will also require masks in all locations on campus and pause indoor dining. The university will limit student activities as well to minimize community spread of the virus, though it did not detail the restrictions students would face. The university added it is letting undergraduate course professors teach remotely for two weeks to allow time for the outbreak to subside. All professors are allowed to keep teaching in-person if they choose, the statement said, adding that Duke has not seen transmission in classrooms where faculty and students remain masked.
"We want to be clear: the problem is not our people, the problem is COVID-19," the statement said. "Our Duke community has been extraordinarily united and resilient in fighting, and adapting to, this pandemic over the last 19 months."
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