Vaccination requirement
September 1, 2021 Full immunity required for those 12 and older
All COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available to those aged 12 and older in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, as of September 1, 2021, everyone in KAUST aged 12 years and older must have received all doses of their KSA-approved COVID-19 vaccine.
Immune by first dose and immune by prior infection will no longer be accepted as of September 1 since second doses are widely available and those with prior infections now need only wait 10 days from the date of infection before receiving their vaccination.
Anyone 12 and older must have received all doses of vaccine and be listed as “Immune – completed the doses of COVID-19 vaccine” in the Tawakkalna app.
Vaccine monitoring form
Whether you have had one or both vaccine doses (either in Kingdom or internationally), you are also required to update your status by completing the KAUST vaccine monitoring form. Even if you have received both doses, you must inform us of this to be compliant.
Quarantine requirements for those under 18
As a reminder for returning out-of-Kingdom travelers, it is a requirement for all unvaccinated children under the age of 18 who have returned from international travel with vaccinated parents to quarantine for a period of seven days (the day of landing in Kingdom is day 0).
Any child aged eight and over will be required to have a PCR test on day six with a negative result before they are able to leave quarantine at 00:01 hours on day eight.
Children should remain in quarantine and will not be able to attend TKS or Daycare until their quarantine period has ended.
August 8 COVID-19 update
As of August 8, there were six new positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at KAUST since the last bulletin (published August 2, 2021).
- All had at least one vaccine dose and three were fully vaccinated
- Five presented with symptoms
- All were from different households
All positive cases are in quarantine and contact tracing has been completed.
For the most up-to-date information, please check the KAUST COVID-19 Dashboard.
The 14-day positivity rate* at KAUST is currently unavailable** as of Aug 8, 2021.
We urge all community members to practice physical distancing, the wearing of face coverings, hand washing and adherence to the Keeping KAUST Safe guidelines. If you have symptoms, please stay home and call KAUST Health at 012 808 0940.
* Positivity rate = % of positive tests returned from the total number of tests taken during a 14-day period.
Excludes where the result is still pending or the swab was rejected.
** This rate will only be displayed if the number of tests conducted achieves a given significant threshold (724 tests). Over the past 14-day period, 334 tests were conducted, with 18 positive cases.
See the most up-to-date information about KAUST COVID-19 cases anytime by clicking on the button below or visiting – hse.kaust.edu.sa
Where to turn when you need to know
- Facilities Management – 012 (808) 0959 or email FMCallcenter@kaust.edu.sa
- Human Resources – 012 (808) 2055 or email HRHelpdesk@kaust.edu.sa
- Health, Safety & Environment – visit the website
- Graduate Affairs – 012 (808) 3412 or schelpdesk@kaust.edu.sa
- KAUST Health – 012 (808) 0940 or visit the KAUST Health website
- Wellness services – visit the Health, Safety and Environment website
