VACCINATIONS

Vaccination Rates

Student percentage excludes students who are fully remote and will not be on campus. Rates may fluctuate based on student registrations, new employees, and confirmation of full-time remote arrangements. Data is updated monthly.

Vaccine Availability

To find a vaccination site in Riverside County, visit the Riverside County Public Health vaccine information page. Visit the Vaccine Finder site for information on vaccine and booster availability in your area. Students may also access vaccines at Student Health Services, adjacent to Lot 15.  To schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, please call Student Health Services at 951-827-3031.

COVID-19 vaccine education resources are available here.

Vaccine Updates

Submitting proof of COVID-19 booster to student portal
Please comply with vaccine mandate immediately
Student COVID-19 vaccination noncompliance update
Student vaccine submission deadline
Employee vaccine submission deadline
Vaccination policy update
Vaccination requirement, submit your student vaccination record
UC Issues Final Vaccination Policy
Time to vaccinate
Vaccine Verification Video for Students
UC Encourages COVID-19 Vaccinations for University Communities While Reviewing Policy Requirements
All UCR Employees Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
UC President Michael Drake on the COVID-19 vaccine
Importance of Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine 
Por Qué Vacunarse Contra el COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Access to COVID-19 Vaccines on Campus
Campus is Well Prepared to Store COVID-19 Vaccines
Voices of the Vaccinated
Chancellor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Biomedical Scientist Explains How COVID-19 Vaccines Work
COVID-19 Campus Update
UCR Vaccinates Frontline Healthcare Workers for COVID-19

Vaccine FAQs

• Where can I be vaccinated?

  Employees and students are encouraged to avail themselves of any vaccine that is available to them, whether through county vaccination clinics, personal physicians, or local pharmacies. Visit the Vaccine Finder site for information on vaccine and booster availability in your area. 
  
  Students may also access vaccines at Student Health Services, adjacent to Lot 15.  To schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, please call Student Health Services at 951-827-3031.

• How do I request an exemption if I am an employee?

  UC policy does allow you submit a request for a medical or religious exemption or a deferral in certain circumstances. Review the UC policy for details. If you would like to submit a request for exemption or a deferral, please complete the appropriate forms  and follow the instructions below to submit your forms in your employee Point and Click portal.
  
  PDF Tab: COVID-19 Exemption Upload Process

  • For questions about your exemption request related to Medical Exemption and Disability Request Form Please email: ariel.caluag@ucr.edu
  • For questions about your exemption request related to Deferral Request Form Please email: ariel.caluag@ucr.edu
  • For questions about your exemption request related to Religious Exemption Form  Please email : george.c.williams@ucr.edu or michelle.calanchini@ucr.edu

  Incomplete documents without proper certification from a health provider or a written statement from someone else confirming religious belief, practice, or observance will not be reviewed. Ensure to submit all the forms as a complete packet. 
  
  Once the request is reviewed, you will receive a notification of approval or denial from Disability Services or HR Employee Labor Relations, and a copy of the denial or approval letter will be uploaded in your employee PnC portal. For all denial requests, individuals will be subjected to specific deadlines stipulated in the denial letter.
  Until you are fully vaccinated, individuals must comply with UCR’s non-pharmaceutical intervention requirements (e.g., face coverings, regular asymptomatic testing) for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated individuals as a condition of your physical presence at any university location/facility or program. Health care workers subject to the California Department of Public Health order cannot be physically present at any UC healthcare facility if they are not in compliance with that order.
  
  100% remote workers
  If you are approved for 100% remote work, you do not need to provide evidence of vaccination status*. You and your supervisor must complete the Telework Agreement and indicate 100% remote status.
  
  A copy of the Telework agreement must be forwarded to and on file with your HR partner to ensure that UC Path correctly records your work location.
  *At any time, if you plan on coming on to campus, please reach out to your HR partner to provide evidence of vaccination coverage prior to your arrival. You may follow any of the options listed above.

• Is COVID-19 vaccination mandatory at UCR?

  The final UC COVID vaccination policy can be found here.  

• Are boosters required?

  All eligible employees and students must obtain a COVID-19 vaccination booster to remain in compliance with the UC vaccination policy. Information on who is eligible for a booster can be found here. 

• How do I submit proof of having received a COVID-19 booster?

  Please navigate to Point and Click using the link and access your Employee Health Record. Add your immunization information under COVID Vaccine found in “View My Medical Clearances and Vaccine Records.”
  
  More detailed instructions can be found here: Employee Vaccine Guide .
  
  *Acceptable Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
  •    COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (issued by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or WHO), which includes name of person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided, and date doses administered
  •    A photo of a vaccination card as a separate document
  •    A photo of a vaccine card stored on a phone or electronic device
  •    Documentation of vaccination from a healthcare provider 
  •    Digital record that includes a QR code that when scanned by a SMART Health Card reader displays to the reader name, date of birth, vaccination dates, and vaccine type.  

• How will the vaccine policy be enforced with students?

  Please review the this visual summary of how students will be held accountable for not complying with the UC vaccine policy.

• Why should I get vaccinated?

  Please review additional vaccine education materials found here, and videos by Vice Chancellors Deborah Deas and Rodolfo Torres for more information.

• If I get vaccinated do I still need to wear a face covering when on campus?

  Effective April 11, 2022, face coverings will be strongly recommended while indoors for those who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, including any booster dose when eligible, and will remain required for anyone who is not up to date on vaccinations. Face coverings indoors will remain required for anyone who is not up to date on vaccinations, as well as, in specific high-risk settings.

• Are COVID-19 vaccines safe and do they work?

  Please visit the UCR Health COVID-19 FAQs page for detailed information about the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines. 

• What can I expect after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?

  More information about each approved COVID-19 vaccine can be found below:

  • Moderna: English | en español 
  • Pfizer: English | en español
  • Johnson & Johnson: English | en español
• Can I be vaccinated if I recently received another vaccine?

  You may not receive a vaccine if you are currently in isolation or quarantine for COVID-19, or if you have received another vaccine (e.g. flu, shingles, etc.) within the last 14 days. 

• Do full-time remote employees need to comply with the UC vaccine mandate?

  Employees who work remotely full time must be in compliance with the UC vaccine mandate in order to come to the UCR campus or a UCR owned or operated facility. Employees will be in compliance if they provide proof of COVID-19 vaccine or are approved for an exemption. Full-time remote employees not in compliance are not permitted on campus. Once in compliance, all employees must complete the COVID Screening Check if reporting the result of a positive COVID-19 test, have COVID-like symptoms, exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, or reporting the completion of required weekly COVID-19 test.