For the 2022-2023 academic year, and per California State University system policy, all students, faculty and staff who will access campus facilities or participate in in-person learning or campus programs must:
- Be Up to Date with their COVD-19 vaccinations against COVID-19 as defined by CDC, and complete their vaccination certification by 8/1/2022, or
- Receive an approved medical or religious exemption by 8/1/2022, or
- Students, faculty and staff not accessing campus facilities or participating in in-person learning or campus programs are not required to be vaccinated but must complete their vaccination certification by selecting the “I do not plan to physically access CSU facilities…” option by 8/1/2022.
Students can complete their vaccination certification by visiting https://www.csuchico.edu/coronavirus/vaccine-certification-student.shtml.
Employees can complete their vaccination certification by visiting https://www.csuchico.edu/coronavirus/vaccine-certification-employee.shtml.
Find a Vaccine
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available at pharmacies nationwide, often with no appointment necessary. All persons 12 or older are eligible and there is no cost to get vaccinated.
Find a Vaccine
You can also visit the Butte County Public Health vaccination website to locate community clinics in the Chico area.
CSU Vaccine Requirement Frequently Asked Questions
Per the California State University Chancellor's Office policy, the COVID-19 vaccine and booster is required for students, faculty, and staff, to access campus facilities or participate in in-person classes and activities.
Students and employees must enter vaccine record information or request an approved exemption:
Facts About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Visit the Centers for Disease Control’s Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines page and Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine page for the latest information.
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe.
Extensive testing and monitoring have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. These vaccines are not experimental and are based on science that's been around for decades. The vaccines went through all the required stages of clinical trials and have met the FDA’s rigorous scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality. Millions of people in the United States have already received COVID-19 vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in US history. Learn more about the safety of vaccines.
You need a vaccine, even if you are young and healthy.
Being young and otherwise healthy doesn’t guarantee any natural immunity against COVID-19. Even if you don’t develop any symptoms from COVID-19, you can still pass it along to people who are older or at higher risk, including friends and family members. Hospitals are also seeing more young adults admitted with COVID-19 as more contagious variants spread. To protect those who are most vulnerable, we must rely on the vast majority of the population to get vaccinated, even those who may otherwise be young and healthy.
Vaccines are effective, even against COVID-19 variants.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping you from getting COVID-19, especially severe illness and death. They are highly effective in preventing serious illness caused by mutations like the Delta or Omicron variant. COVID-19 variants can be highly contagious and has proven especially dangerous for unvaccinated people, so it's even more important to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccines also help stop the creation of new variants by eliminating opportunities to spread and keep mutating.
Some people do experience short-term, mild effects from the vaccine.
There are short-term mild or moderate vaccine reactions that resolve without complication or injury. Some people get reactions such as a headache, chills, fatigue or muscle pain, or fever lasting for a day or two. Keep in mind that these side effects are indicators that your immune system is responding to the vaccine and are common when receiving vaccines.