Communicable Disease

A communicable disease is an illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxic product that can be transmitted in a work, research or academic environment from one person to another (e.g. influenza, COVID-19, norovirus).

Communicable disease prevention outlines how Public Health, UBC and individuals can work together to prevent the spread of communicable disease.

Read UBC’s Communicable Disease Prevention Framework

Learn about daily health checks, protective behaviours, vaccine availability and other recommendations for preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

Some of these measures are used on an ongoing basis and some measures may be implemented when there is an elevated risk of communicable disease. Not all measures will be available at all times. Therefore it is recommended that members of the UBC community understand and practice them in a risk-aware manner, guided by their comfort and Public Health Recommendations.

Vaccination Clinics

Find details about on-campus vaccination clinics, how to access vaccinations and why you should get them.

Communicable Disease Elevated Risk Statements

Updated: August 2024

COVID-19: On July 26, 2024, British Columbia’s Provincial Health Officer (PHO) issued a notice to end the public-health emergency for COVID-19 and rescinded all related orders.

Influenza (the ‘flu’): Seasonal influenza vaccines will be available at UBC Okanagan fall 2024. More information about the seasonal influenza can be found on the BCCDC website.

Additional Emerging Respiratory Viruses: Find information and regular updates on emerging respiratory viruses on the BCCDC website.