SHCS nurses and medical assistants administer vaccinations, provide lab slips for titer checks, and dispense advice about your immunization status. Some vaccines are available on a drop-in basis; others require an appointment with the travel nurse or a provider. If you need to be screened for TB, see Annual TB Requirement unless you have already met your annual requirement, in which case you may walk-in to Parnassus or Mission Bay during business hours.
Student Health will administer immunizations for students with UC SHIP as well as those who have waived UC SHIP. Different costs apply for each group. Please see our Price List to determine the cost for each immunization.
Immunizations administered on a drop-in basis (Please allow at least 45 minutes for check-in, vaccine administration, and post-vaccine observation):
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Tetanus/Pertussis (TdaP)
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Immunizations that require an appointment:
- Polio (injectable)
- Typhoid VI (injectable)
- Meningitis (Menveo)
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Herpes Zoster (Shinrgrix)
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent (Pneumovax 23)
- Rabies
*Flu shots are available for medically-indicated students. UCSF Occupational health provides flu shot clinics for the campus. See Influenza Resources for flu information and Occupational Health for the clinic calendar.
To obtain yellow fever vaccination: Students enrolled in UC SHIP need a referral from SHCS.
How to I obtain reimbursement:
- Complete Anthem medical claim form. Use the same address on this form that you have on file with the Office of the Registrar.
- Submit the claim form, an itemized bill, proof of payment receipt, a copy of the visit note and yellow vaccine record to SHCS:
Mail: Student Health and Counseling Services
Attention: Resurrecion Alfonzo
500 Parnassus Avenue MU-H005 San Francisco, CA 94143
Email: [email protected]
NOTE: Yellow Fever vaccine is approved to be received outside SHCS. Please continue to obtain other vaccinations from SHCS.