Immunization Requirements for Incoming Students Fall 2017 and Later

The University of California is committed to protecting the health and well-¬being of our students. As part of our on-going commitment to campus-wide health and safety, UCR is implementing the following Immunization Plan.                

The University of California is committed to protecting the health and well‐being of our students. Therefore, all of the UC campuses are implementing procedures to ensure that students are educated about and receive vaccinations to prevent potentially serious and contagious diseases. Despite the fact that many people do receive the recommended vaccines, there are still documented outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable‐diseases (VPD) in California each year amongst those who were not completely immunized. 

Vaccination and Screening Requirements and Recommendations are adopted from the California Department of Public Health IMMUNIZATION & SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS in place February 9, 2016.

NOTE that revisions to the CDPH recommendations will be reflected in UC requirements for the subsequent academic term

All incoming UC students are REQUIRED to obtain these vaccines and undergo Tuberculosis screening
Required Vaccination	Doses
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)	2 doses; first dose on or after 1st birthday.
Varicella (chickenpox)	2 doses; first dose on or after 1st birthday.
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap)	1 dose after age 7
Meningococcal conjugate-- (Serogroups A, C, Y, & W-135)	1 dose on or after age 16 for all students age 21 years or younger
Screening for Tuberculosis	All incoming students are required to complete the TB screening. Students who are at a higher risk for TB infection should undergo either skin or blood testing (QFT-GIT);T-Spot. TB test (T-Spot) Higher risk includes travel to or living in South & Central America, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East; prior positive TB test; or exposure to someone with active TB disease.)

Despite the fact that many people do receive the recommended vaccines, there are still documented outbreaks of vaccine‐preventable‐diseases (VPD) in California each year amongst those who were not completely immunized.

NOTE that revisions to the CDPH recommendations will be reflected in UC requirements for the subsequent academic term

In addition to the required immunizations, UC STRONGLY RECOMMMENDS THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF STUDENTS ALSO BE VACCINATED AGAINST:

• Human papillomavirus vaccine (for women and men through age 26 years)
• Hepatitis B vaccine (all students regardless of age)
• Meningococcal conjugate (students up to age 23)
• Meningococcal B (ages 16-23 who elect vaccination after discussion with their healthcare provider)
• Influenza vaccine (annual; all students regardless of age)
• Hepatitis A vaccine (all students regardless of age)
• Pneumococcal vaccine (for students with certain medical conditions e.g., severe asthma, diabetes, chronic liver or kidney disease)
• Poliovirus vaccine (if series not completed as a child)
• Vaccines for international travel, based on destination