Updated March 7, 2023
UCSF Vaccinations
UCSF offers updated COVID-19 booster shots, as authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use. The updated booster shots provide improved protection against the most common variants of COVID-19. Here’s what you should know:
- Information on vaccination eligibility (including for immunocompromised people), appointments, and locations is available on the COVID-19 Vaccines at UCSF Health webpage. Information on vaccination eligibility, appointments, and locations for children 6 months or older is available on the COVID-19 vaccines at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals webpage.
- UCSF facility, staff, and learners are required to receive the COVID-19 bivalent booster shot (if eligible), or formally opt out, by Feb. 1, 2023. Review these bivalent booster frequently asked questions.
- Upload proof of that record to the Occupational Health Services portal (UCSF MyAccess is required.) Those who cannot connect to VPN should send the document to [email protected].
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland employees can receive the bivalent booster at the Outpatient Center on the main campus and should submit documentation to Employee Health at [email protected].
- UCSF Fresno employees can receive the bivalent booster shot at UCSF Fresno's Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project at 550 E. Shaw Ave.
- To be eligible for the updated booster shots, you must have completed your primary vaccination series — and be at least two months out from your last dose of any COVID vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If you’ve recently had COVID-19, you should be fully recovered before getting your updated booster shot.
- For additional information on COVID-19 treatments, visit COVID-19 Medicines That Can Help.
UCSF vaccination locations
UCSF employees (and new hires) can obtain a COVID-19 vaccine at Occupational Health Services at Mount Zion at 2330 Post St., Suite 460, San Francisco. Information on additional locations and hours of operation is posted on the OHS website. Appointments are strongly recommended can be made through MyChart.
UCSF Fresno Mobile HeaL COVID-19 Equity Project offers vaccines for those six months and older at its drive-through location at 155 N Fresno Street, Fresno through April14, 2023. Testing, vaccines, and treatments will continue to be available on a mobile basis. For more information, visit https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/mobileheal/, call or text (559) 349-8082, or email [email protected].
Schedule an Appointment
We encourage you to schedule an appointment for vaccines and booster shots at a UCSF Health vaccination location to ensure we have vaccines available. Walk-ins are welcome, regardless of whether you are a UCSF Health patient or not, but we may not be able to accommodate you as our schedule and supplies are limited. Please schedule using MyChart or by calling (415) 476-3307. Please bring proof of vaccination given outside our system. Patients 6 months to 17 years old must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
To schedule an appointment outside UCSF, visit your pharmacy’s website, your county's vaccine website, California's My Turn, or the national Vaccines.gov site.
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