Dear UCSF Community,

As part of our ongoing efforts to protect the health of faculty, staff, learners and volunteers, we are once again offering free influenza vaccines at various UCSF locations to prevent the spread of the disease in our community.

I strongly encourage you to get your flu vaccine at UCSF, at a local pharmacy, or by your health care provider. Here is what you need to know:

• Beginning Sept. 6, 2022, UCSF Occupational Health Services (OHS) will begin a series of outreach flu shot clinics at many different campuses and building locations. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (BCH) Oakland and Fresno locations also will have flu clinics this fall, as noted in this full schedule: https://ucsf.app.box.com/s/g2pzfvxtjbd5bbnkqys5m07lkg3p89um
• Everyone must complete the Daily Health Screener prior to arriving at any vaccination clinic and must wear a mask while in the vaccination clinics
• If you receive your flu shot from UCSF, you will be sent an email confirmation within 48 to 72 hours, and the record is automatically submitted to UCSF OHS
• If you receive your flu vaccination from a provider outside UCSF, please submit the record via the OHS Portal at https://ohsportal.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/ (Note that VPN MyAccess is required)
• BCH Oakland employees should email their vaccine records to Employee Health at...