Yale University requires all students who live on campus or attend in person classes at Yale to provide proof of immunizations. Please review the information below about your health services requirements and deadlines for submission.
Note: You will not be permitted to live on campus or attend in-person courses until all the forms are submitted and the immunization requirements are met. Please contact your healthcare provider early to ensure compliance by the deadline. Some immunization sequences may take a month or more to complete.
All required documents are due two weeks before your program start date. Please submit as soon as you are able. In the event you do not have all the necessary vaccinations and/or titers, completion of next steps can take up to several weeks.
Date: Session A Immunization Deadline: May 16, 2022
Session B Immunization Deadline: June 20, 2022
Please refer to the table below to see if you need to provide your immunization records
Student Type | Immunization Records needed? |
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Enrolled Yale College student | No |
Withdrawn Yale College student | No |
Visiting student, living on campus | Yes |
Visiting student, living off campus, but taking in-person courses | Yes |
Student taking online courses only, not coming to campus | No |
Tip: You will need to activate your NetID before you can log into the immunization portal. Check your email for this information after you have been admitted.
Vaccination/Titer | Requirement |
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MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) |
Two measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations administered AFTER your FIRST BIRTHDAY and administered at least 28 DAYS APART.
OR TITER - Blood test results that show that you have immunity to MMR. If any of these tests are negative, revaccination is required. Upload the lab report with your completed vaccination record. |
Varicella (chickenpox) |
Two varicella vaccinations administered AFTER your FIRST BIRTHDAY and administered at least 28 DAYS APART.
OR Documentation of date of disease as witnessed/treated by your healthcare provider.OR TITER - Blood test results that show that you have immunity to varicella. If this test is negative, revaccination is required. Upload the lab report with your completed vaccination record. |
Meningitis |
If you will be living in on-campus housing, you are required to document the administration of one quadrivalent meningitis vaccination administered within the past five years. The only vaccines accepted are: ACWY, Menveo, Nimenrix, Menactra, Mencevax, Menomune. |
Tuberculosis (TB) Screening |
If you have lived or traveled outside of the U.S. within the past year, ask your healthcare provider to complete a TB test (PPD or Quantiferon) and document it on the immunization record.
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COVID-19 |
Required for all students. Two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine administered at least 21 days apart (Pfizer) or 28 days apart (Moderna) All students who are eligible will be required to receive boosters before arriving on campus. International vaccines will be reviewed and accepted as proof of immunity if recognized by the CDC. The list of approved vaccines is expected to expand. Upload of CDC vaccination card or other record required as part of the completed vaccination record. Note that antibody tests for SARS CoV-2 are NOT considered an alternative to COVID-19 vaccination. |
Tdap, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, HPV vaccine and meningitis B, yellow fever, and typhoid vaccination information may be submitted to complete your medical record, but you are not required to provide this information.
Visiting students
Incoming students should include their COVID-19 vaccine information on their Yale Vaccination Record form and submit it to Medicat, Yale's online immunization portal, along with all of their documentation (including their government-issued COVID-19 vaccination card).
The university requires all students, other than those with approved medical exemptions, to be fully vaccinated and to have obtained a booster shot if they are eligible by the time they arrive on campus for Summer 2022.
The university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement is critical for the health of our community and safe in-person university operations. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral/postgraduate trainees, and students may request exemptions from the vaccine/booster requirement for medical reasons.
Anyone requesting an exemption must access, complete and upload the request forms through the Yale Vaccine Portal (the portal). Once completed and uploaded on the portal, requests are submitted to the university’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption review committees. Information about the public health requirements that are applicable to individuals who have exemptions may be found on the Vaccine Policy site.