Among all employees, about 95% submitted proof of vaccination on or before the Oct. 15 deadline spelled out in the University\u2019s policy<\/a>, which preceded Gov. Ned Lamont\u2019s executive order<\/a> applying to all state employees.<\/p>\n The success of UConn\u2019s employee vaccination policy mirrors that of the student policy, in which 98% of Storrs residential students are fully or partially vaccinated. The rates range from 91% to 98% among non-residential students taking in-person classes at the regional campuses.<\/p>\n In both the student and employee populations, large numbers opted to receive the COVID-19 vaccination even before it was required by policy, greatly helping UConn\u2019s work to curb spread of the virus so classes and activities can remain in person.<\/p>\n \u201cUConn community members have demonstrated their care and concern for each other in many ways throughout the pandemic, and their overwhelming compliance with the vaccination policies has been critical to the well-being of our campuses,\u201d says Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, UConn\u2019s interim president and chief executive officer of UConn Health.<\/p>\n \u201cWe often refer to ourselves as \u2018One UConn\u2019 in the ways that our shared values unite us regardless of our home campuses, our backgrounds, and our roles at the University,\u201d he adds. \u201cThese high vaccination compliance rates also reflect our commitment to addressing the pandemic\u2019s challenges together, protecting ourselves and each other.<\/p>\n \u201cI am proud to be part of such a caring and conscientious community, and I thank all of you for the important work you do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n In addition to the 95% of employees who are vaccinated, about 3% of Storrs and regional campus employees have complied with the policy by requesting medical or religious exemptions or deferrals, which UConn Human Resources reviews individually.<\/p>\n All told, that leaves about 2% of UConn\u2019s permanent and temporary employees deemed as non-compliant under the policy\u2019s definitions.<\/p>\n However, the number of actively employed workers who have not complied is lower than that percentage because some of the 2% are away from campus for reasons such as an academic sabbatical or medical leave. They are exempt from the policy until they return to campus, but still are counted in the employee population.<\/p>\n Christopher Delello, UConn\u2019s Chief Human Resources Officer, said they are meeting with non-compliant employees individually to determine if they face any special circumstances, such as technical problems with uploading their data or difficulty in understanding the instructions.<\/p>\n HR also is reaching out to non-compliant employees who might not have seen the reminders because they do not have regular email access, such as if they work in non-office settings or only work on campus in limited roles tangential to their other professions.<\/p>\n However, disciplinary measures could be ahead for the employees who have declined to respond to multiple HR reminders about the policy despite the targeted outreach. They are being issued letters of counseling, a formal but non-disciplinary step that requires them to respond within five business days.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mobile-vaccine-clinic-20210428-TE-5439-1024x684.jpg\")