Vaccines for COVID-19

1. Faculty, staff and students can get a COVID vaccine at our campus vaccine clinic.  See above for information on clinic dates and location.

2. Visit the California Department of Public Health My Turn website to book an appointment.

According to COVID state guidelines, anyone 12 years and older is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Yes, we are vaccinating students, faculty and staff at our campus site.

Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to upload their vaccine records to eTang. Here are instructions for how to upload records.

Students who are on SHIP the vaccine is covered and there is no cost to students.  Students not on SHIP can also get a vaccine through our campus site with no costs to the student.

The campus COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force convened in December of 2020 and developed phased plan in accordance with CDPH guidelines.  This group is no longer meeting.  With the shift in direction to vaccinate students as their health care provider, a newly formed Student Vaccine Advisory Group meets regularly with UHS staff to continue to look for opportunities to do outreach to students who need it the most to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination.  We want to ensure that we reach students who may be most at risk of severe disease, infection (due to home, work, or other situation), or transmission to others (such as to other household members, who may themselves be at risk for severe disease), as well as any student who may face challenges accessing vaccine in the community for any reason, or who may need extra assistance.  

The University of California has shared details of a proposed policy (PDF) on COVID-19 vaccination as part of an expected return of students, faculty, academic appointees, and staff to in-person instruction across the state this fall.

Under the proposed policy, the university would require students, faculty, academic appointees, and staff who are accessing campus facilities at any UC location beginning this fall to be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. UC already strongly encourages students, faculty, academic appointees and staff to voluntarily obtain a vaccination as soon as they are eligible and able to schedule an appointment. The requirement would go into effect once a vaccine has full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

More information can be found in the FAQs for students (PDF) and employees (PDF). Additional questions can be directed to UCOP.

Yes, we plan to continue to offer vaccine clinics and appointments this summer and will ramp up early August to hold vaccine clinics for students, faculty and staff returning to campus.

Currently we are getting vaccine each week, the quantity and type varies.

Early on in the vaccine distruciton, we were following a phased roll-out, but now with vaccine more widely available, we are open to all students, faculty and staff.

We have been getting Moderna, Pfizer vaccine and J&J vaccine.

Currently, we have vaccine clinics in the MLK building Pauley Ballroom and appointments can be booked on eTang and there are drop-in appointments. 

Yes, it appears that the COVID vaccines should be fully covered by health insurance plans.  In this case, UHS will bill SHIP directly for vaccinations obtained at Tang.  The early phase of vaccine distribution is funded by the federal government.

The cost of the initial phase of vaccination will be covered by a combination of the federal government, occupational health, and insurance funding.  Our understanding from federal regulations is that health care plans are required to pay fully for COVID vaccinations, and there is no out-of-pocket expense to individuals.  

UHS is offering vaccines to faculty, staff and students who are 12 years and older and can check our etang portal for upcoming vaccine clinics. 

Effective April 1, 2021 campus surveillance testing requirements have changed for fully vaccinated faculty, staff, and students. You’re considered fully vaccinated 14 days after your final vaccine dose.

• Vaccinated students living in on-campus dorms or participating in athletics will still be required to get tested, but the frequency will change from twice weekly to once a week.

• For everyone else, weekly testing will not be required for 180 days from the date you are fully vaccinated (14 days after final dose).