email : Webview : Update Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Exceptions and Deferrals

July 29, 2021

Dear Campus Community,

Following the UC Office of the President’s announcement of its final UC SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy, additional information has been provided about exceptions or deferrals based on medical, disability, religious justifications, or pregnancy.

The UC policy requires all faculty, academic appointees, staff and students to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or of an approved exception or deferral. Those who have received their COVID-19 vaccines from a provider other than UCSB Student Health should upload their vaccine documentation now through the Student Health Patient Portal Gateway.

Requests for exceptions or deferrals by UC Santa Barbara employees and students that meet the specific requirements of the vaccine program policy should be submitted through the Student Health Patient Portal Gateway. Note: Students who also are employed by the university should submit only one request and should do so through the process for students rather than the process for employees. Requests will be reviewed carefully, using the specific criteria established by the Vaccination Program Policy.

Requests for exceptions or deferrals should be made as soon as possible, but must be received by the campus no later than September 9, 2021, to allow for full consideration in order to comply with the UC policy. Individuals who are not immunized by this deadline, or who have not submitted a request for a medical exception, an exception based on disability or religious belief, or a deferral due to pregnancy will not meet UC’s health and safety requirement and will not have access to any campus facilities.

Employees and students who receive approved exceptions or deferrals, or who have requests pending, will be required to undergo weekly campus COVID-19 testing and to wear face coverings in all indoor spaces on campus or in university housing, excluding individual residence rooms. In addition, all employees and students with approved exceptions or deferrals who are accessing university facilities, attending UCSB classes, and participating in UCSB programs will be required to complete a Daily COVID-19 Screening survey, which will issue a clearance badge if all campus COVID-19 prevention strategies are satisfied.

As new information becomes available we will post it on the UCSB COVID-19 website on Campus Updates and Vaccine pages. The Vaccine page also contains additional FAQs about how to obtain COVID-19 vaccines in Santa Barbara, and specific information for international students. COVID-19 vaccinations are available weekly by appointment at Student Health for all employees and students. New students may make appointments to obtain COVID-19 vaccines now, even before the academic term begins.

Questions about the UCSB COVID-19 Mitigation Measures and the UC SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Policy Program should be directed to the campus’s COVID-19 Call Center at ucsb-covid19@ucsb.edu, or by calling (805) 893-3113 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

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 Student Health and Campus Physician

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

Garry Mac Pherson
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

Lisa Romero
Interim Director of Human Resources

UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA | 93106 United States

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