Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Recommendation

Seasonal influenza vaccination is strongly recommended for all employees, consistent with recommendations from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

For most UCR employees, influenza vaccination reporting is not required.

Employees are encouraged to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine to help protect themselves, their colleagues, and the campus community.

Covered Healthcare Workers and Child Development Center Employees: Action Required

Certain UCR employees are subject to influenza vaccination and reporting requirements based on their work assignment or work setting. This includes:

• Covered Healthcare workers and other Covered Individuals subject to the UC healthcare influenza vaccination requirements; and
• Employees working in applicable child day care facilities, including the UCR Child Development Center, who are subject to California vaccination requirements for child care workers under Senate Bill 792 (SB 792) and applicable provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.

For the 2026–2027 influenza season, affected employees must complete the applicable influenza vaccination requirement during the reporting period of October 15 through December 15, 2026.

Affected employees must either:

• Receive and report their seasonal influenza vaccination; or
• Formally decline the seasonal influenza vaccination, where permitted under the applicable requirement.

Covered Healthcare workers who decline vaccination may also be required to comply with applicable state or local public health guidance, including face-covering requirements or other infection-prevention measures.

UCR Occupational Health will provide affected employees with instructions regarding required documentation and how to report their influenza vaccination or declination through the Employee Medical Record (EMR) portal.

Vaccine Attestation and Declination Guide

Influenza Vaccine Upload/Declination Guides 2026-2027:

Influenza Vaccine Upload Process

Influenza Vaccine Declination Process

Faculty and Staff:

NOTE: By declining the seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccination, faculty, staff, and students must review the Influenza (Flu) education information found within the declination form. Those declining and working in clinical or patient-care areas must wear a mask while on campus for the duration of the 2026-2027 Influenza (Flu) season that last until May 1, 2027.

Vaccination Deadline December 15, 2026

UC Riverside staff and faculty have until December 15, 2026 to comply with UC Policy (link opens in a new tab) by either attesting their Influenza (Flu) and COVID-19 vaccine information or submitting the declination form. Please log onto the Employee Medical Record Portal: Enterprise Health (link opens in a new tab) where you can attest or decline the vaccine.

• Steps for Reporting Influenza (Flu) Vaccination

  Step 1: Visit the employee medical record portal: Enterprise Health (link opens in a new tab) site. 

  Step 2: Click the “UC Riverside Employee Sign In” button to login using your UCR NET ID and password. 

  Step 3 (Supervisors and Managers Only): Click the "UC Riverside" button to direct you to your employee health portal.

  Step 4: Complete the "UC Riverside Portal Consent" form. This is required for first-time login users.

  Step 5: Click the button titled “Message Center” to open a questionnaire.

  Step 6: Next, click the "begin" button to open the "UCR Influenza Vaccine Reporting is due" questionnaire.

  Step 7: If you are up to date, select “Already Received Vaccine”. You will enter the date you received your most recent Influenza (Flu) vaccine. Click "submit" Do not enter vaccines that were received prior to September 1, 2025.

  Step 8: That will complete your questionnaire and a timestamped copy of your submitted questionnaire will appear under “Message Center” for your records.

• Steps for Declining Influenza (Flu) Vaccination

  Step 1: Visit the employee medical record portal: Enterprise Health (link opens in a new tab) site. 

  Step 2: Click the “UC Riverside Employee Sign In” button to login using your UCR NET ID and password.

  Step 3 (Supervisors and Managers Only): Click the "UC Riverside" button to direct you to your employee health portal.

  Step 4: Complete the "UC Riverside Portal Consent" form. This is required for first-time login users.

  Step 5: If you are declining the influenza vaccine this season, select “I decline the influenza vaccination AND I acknowledge the declination statement listed below”. 

  Step 6: Please review the declination, click the "Submit" button below.

  Step 7: A timestamped copy of your submitted questionnaire will appear under “Message Center” for your records.

Vaccine Availability

• Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Availability

  Vaccinations are routinely available from your primary care provider, local pharmacies, and clinics. Influenza (Flu) vaccinations are available at Student Health Services (SHS) each year for students with USHIP or GSHIP.

   

• Insurance Coverage and Access to Flu Vaccine

  All health insurance plans cover influenza vaccinations, though they may place restrictions on where a person can receive the shot for free.

  • Students with the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) can access the flu vaccine at the Student Health Center with 100% coverage. 
  • Students without UC SHIP can call the number on the back of their insurance card to be connected to a healthcare provider or location where flu vaccines are covered by their plan.
  • Faculty and staff should contact their health care provider to learn where to get their flu vaccine.

Healthcare Workers

• Requirements for Healthcare Workers

  Healthcare workers who decline the vaccine may be required to comply with local or state public health guidance, including face-covering requirements or other non-pharmaceutical interventions

Supervisor Overview of Health Surveillance

Supervisors and managers have the ability to review the Influenza (Flu) vaccine questionnaire status of their employee direct reports. To review the status, supervisors and managers must follow the steps described in the 'System Report – Supervisor Overview of Health Surveillance' document by clicking the link below.

System Report – Supervisor Overview of Health Surveillance