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June 17, 2021

Dear UC Santa Barbara Faculty and Staff:

For the convenience of our campus community members and in anticipation of the University of California’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy taking effect this fall, UC Santa Barbara Student Health Service (SHS) has created a confidential and simple way for faculty and staff members to upload their COVID-19 vaccine information through the SHS Patient Portal by clicking on the “Medical Clearances” button. The vaccine information will then be verified (with the consent of our community members) by SHS against the state database. By uploading their vaccine information, campus employees will be contributing to protecting the Santa Barbara community and helping the campus make progress toward resuming normal operations this summer and fall. Pending changes in guidance by the California Department of Public Health and Cal/OSHA, we also expect that faculty and staff with verified vaccination records will have fewer mitigation requirements related to masking, regular COVID-19 testing, and daily symptom screenings. *Information about how to seek exemptions from any vaccine requirements will be provided later.

Members of the campus community who received their vaccinations from SHS have already been verified and do not need to update their information.

Additionally, SHS will continue to host weekly Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination clinics through the summer for our staff, faculty and students. We encourage those who are interested to schedule an appointment through the SHS Patient Portal. Vaccine clinics will be held every Tuesday and Thursday during regular business hours.

If you are not able to attend one of our campus-sponsored clinics, we encourage you to sign up for a vaccination through the California Department of Public Health’s “My Turn” website (https://myturn.ca.gov/). In Santa Barbara County you may also call 2-1-1 for information on the county’s vaccination events or check the Public Health Vaccine website.

Sincerely,

Scott Grafton, M.D.
Campus COVID-19 Mitigation Program Manager and Professor of Psychology & Brain Sciences

Stuart Feinstein
COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator and Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Vejas Skripkus, M.D.
Executive Director of SHS and Campus Physician

Mary Ferris, M.D.
Campus COVID-19 Clinical Advisor

Garry Mac Pherson
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA | 93106 United States

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