vaccination rule

Institutional rule regarding vaccination against Novel Coronavirus Disease

COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease which, in some of its victims, particularly older people or persons with co-morbidities, causes serious illness and even death.

After conducting a risk assessment as prescribed by the Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety in Certain Workplaces (Government Notice No. R.499 in Government Gazette No. 44700 of 11 June 2021), SU management decided that a high rate of vaccination is required to return safely to full in-person teaching and learning.

SU consequently intends making a binding institutional rule which will take full effect from the start of the second quarter in 2022 or such later date as the Council may determine, and will remain in operation until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed or diminished to a level where the rule can safely be rescinded.  From that date onwards and until the rule is rescinded, continuation of study at SU will be dependent upon the student satisfying SU that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19; staff will be required to satisfy SU that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they will be permitted to fulfil their employment obligations to SU on its premises, unless they can be reasonably accommodated elsewhere or in some other way which will not cause SU unjustifiable expense or other hardship; and all other persons will be required to satisfy SU that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they may access the SU campus or other buildings controlled by SU.

The public will have an opportunity from 03 December 2021 – 15 January 2022 to comment on the draft Institutional rule regarding vaccination against novel coronavirus disease. Please note the relevant documents that are available below.

For technical support you can contact vax@sun.ac.za. Please note that we will not consider any feedback received at this e-mail address as all submissions must be online.

Read the draft rule >