Saint Mary’s University is publishing the vaccination statistics of the campus community.
The university remains committed to ensuring the safety of the campus community and the publication of this data is an essential component of that commitment. The statistics are anonymous and divided between students, faculty, staff, and visitors that come to campus. The stats are divided between daily vaccination disclosure rates and a cumulative vaccination rate report that is updated weekly all based upon data collected through the Anonymous COVID Vaccine Disclosure form. Saint Mary’s vaccination statistics can be found here.
“The health and safety of our community are of the utmost importance, which is why we are sharing these statistics as we work towards our October 15 fully vaccinated date,” says Saint Mary’s University President Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray. “Based upon the data reported to us, we are seeing a rise in vaccination rates among our community with a significantly higher percentage of people who are fully vaccinated than that of the general population of Nova Scotia. Thank you to everyone who is doing their part to protect the Saint Mary’s community by being fully vaccinated.”
Since the university announced the requirement for proof of full vaccination on August 27, every single day, the fully vaccinated rate of the Saint Mary’s campus community has exceeded the fully vaccinated rate of Nova Scotia and Canada. In fact, since that announcement, the self-reported daily fully vaccinated rate of people on campus has ranged from 87.93 percent to as high as 95.59 percent.
As announced last month, all faculty, students, and staff must submit proof of vaccination immediately if available and by no later than October 15. Proof of vaccination can be uploaded here. For those who still need to schedule appointments, there are free walk-in vaccination clinics on September 27 and October 5, 6, 12, 13, 25 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Homburg Centre Community Room. Those who cannot meet the vaccination requirement because of medical or other grounds must apply for an exemption.
And lastly, a special reminder that everyone on campus must complete the daily check-in form when coming to campus. The daily check-in form is an integral part of the university’s proactive efforts to fight COVID-19. The form is a critical part of any potential contact tracing and works together with the Anonymous COVID Vaccine Disclosure form, to gather data for the university’s daily vaccination rate.