ATLANTA — Emory University administrators announced they are removing certain COVID-19 requirements, effective last week.

In a letter from university president Gregory Fenves, the policy changes are based on guidance from Emory’s medical experts.

The school will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty and staff.

Also,

• Emory Healthcare (EHC) COVID-19 vaccine requirements will still be enforced for students in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing. The university said employees already subject to EHC immunization requirements are not exempt.
• Emory will no longer require students, faculty, and staff to report positive COVID-19 tests or complete isolation clearance forms to return to campus.
• Emory will remove all COVID-19 vaccine requirements for minors and non-Emory affiliated program participants staying in overnight on-campus housing.

The university administrative team did recommend all students, faculty and staff continue to keep up to date with their vaccinations and to stay home if they are sick.

“As always, our public health teams will continue to monitor COVID-19 conditions, and we may need to adapt our response again in the future,” Fenves wrote. “Thank you for your dedication. I know there have been many changes to absorb, and I appreciate your continued resilience.”

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