Updates to Tufts University’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
On May 11, both the Massachusetts and the U.S. federal COVID-19 public health emergency will end. In alignment with this, Tufts University will lift its COVID-19 vaccination requirement effective May 11 and will strongly recommend that the general population of students, faculty, staff, affiliates, vendors, and visitors remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccines as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Clinical Population
All faculty, students, and staff who provide patient-facing healthcare will continue to be required to provide documentation of a COVID-19 primary series and a booster (or if previously unvaccinated, one bivalent dose) or obtain a religious or medical accommodation.
For more information, please visit the COVID-19 vaccination webpage.
Symptomatic Evaluation/Testing
The university will continue to provide symptomatic evaluation and testing by appointment only.
- Faculty/staff: contact Tufts Occupational Health Services (Tufts OHS) on your campus by calling 617-627-6500, emailing occupationalhealth@tufts.edu, or visiting ohs.tufts.edu.
- Students: contact the health center on your campus to schedule an appointment for symptom evaluation and/or symptomatic testing.
Masking
Masks will continue to be required in all healthcare spaces at Tufts University until further notice. Masking is voluntary in all other settings.
Tufts University will continue to monitor local, national, and global prevalence and incidence of COVID-19; local and national hospitalization rates; and wastewater data. Tufts University reserves its right to change its COVID-19 vaccine policy at any time should conditions merit it.
