Employees
In order to provide and maintain a safe work environment, Brown requires up-to-date COVID-19 vaccines for all employees — faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, visiting researchers, lecturers, and seasonal and intermittent staff — working at any Brown-owned, leased or managed premises and/or engaging in any in-person work with other Brown employees, students or visitors. All employees must:
- Provide proof they have received a full course of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization authorized COVID-19 vaccine; and provide proof they received a COVID-19 booster dose within 30 days of becoming eligible.
- Or obtain a medical or religious exemption approved by Brown with a reasonable accommodation.
Students
Brown requires all students who will be on campus or engage in any level of in-person instruction, whether in the U.S. or abroad, and all Brown students who are engaged in on-campus activities (education, jobs, research, or engaging in any in-person education or work with other Brown employees, students or visitors) to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. All students must:
- Provide proof they have received a full course of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization authorized COVID-19 vaccine; and provide proof they received a COVID-19 booster dose within 30 days of becoming eligible.
- Or obtain a medical or religious exemption. Medical and religious exemptions will be granted and reasonable accommodations provided under applicable law.
Students who are not vaccinated and do not qualify for a medical or religious exemption will be required to study remotely without permission to access campus. Information about requesting exemptions is provided to students from University Health Services.
Visitors
Visitors and guests are allowed on campus without specific approvals or permissions, subject to the following provisions and expectations:
Visitor and Guest Vaccine Requirement: Visitors to Brown, whether researchers, faculty, students or others, who are engaged in any sustained and consistent in-person contact with other Brown employees, students or visitors are required to be up to date with COVID-19 Vaccines. Any visitor of this type who is not up to date must engage with the University virtually. Exemptions for medical or religious grounds do not apply to visitors to the University. However, if the visitor is an individual with a disability, the individual may seek a reasonable accommodation.
Categories of Visitors: Given the range of types and lengths of visits to the campus, the implementation of the vaccination requirement may vary across programs. In general, visitors fall into three categories:
- long-term (usually a semester or more although sometimes for shorter periods of time and with an appointment in Workday): Required to upload documentation of Up to Date COVID-19 Vaccines into Workday prior to beginning work at Brown;
- short-term (four full days over the course of a month or more, but without an appointment in Workday): Required to sign a University vaccination attestation form that they are Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines;
- limited-duration (visits of three days per month or less): not required to sign a vaccination form; and they must abide by the COVID-19 Campus Safety Policy and any requirements specific to the facility or program they are visiting (e.g., health care or medical research settings with indoor mask requirements).
Campus Tours: Participants on campus tours conducted by the Office of College Admission are limited-duration visitors.
Additional information and guidance regarding vaccination requirements for visitors and guests is available on the Visitor and Guest Vaccination Requirement FAQ page of Healthy Brown.