Employee COVID-19 VACCINATION FAQs

Manhattan College is requiring employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to protect the health and safety of our community and our neighbors.

We will also be able to offer the entire Manhattan College community a more complete experience in the fall, including more event and activity offerings, increased in-person interaction and collaboration, a reduction in mask-wearing and COVID-19 testing.

• Pfizer–BioNTech 
• Moderna 
• Janssen/Johnson & Johnson

If you have received a vaccine that has not yet been approved in the US, please contact Health Services at health.services@manhattan.edu or 718-862-7217 to discuss your options. Please note that we will accept proof of immunization for vaccines that have met the criteria for safety and efficacy set by the World Health Organization.

To upload your immunization record, please follow the instructions noted on the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Submission Portal.

Employees who have previously had or been exposed to COVID-19 will also be required to be vaccinated.

As per the CDC, you do not have to wait 90 days after exposure to COVID-19 to be vaccinated. You are still able to be vaccinated if you are no longer required to isolate, do not have symptoms, and have recovered from any acute illness.

However, it is recommended that vaccination be deferred for at least 90 days for individuals who received convalescent plasma or monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Please consult with your medical provider for additional information and guidance.

There are many reputable sources of information about COVID-19, testing, vaccination and public health. Below is a representative sample:

• Emergency Preparedness and Response - Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
• Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines – World Health Organization (WHO)
• Vaccine Safety – US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Specific Groups – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• COVID-19 Updates - New York State
• COVID-19 Fact Sheet - New York City
• Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Safe? – Johns Hopkins Medicine
• COVID-19 vaccines: Get the facts – Mayo Clinic

The College has hosted several pop-up vaccination clinics on site this year and will continue to explore options to make vaccines accessible to our community. In the meantime, please contact your local health department for vaccination sites or utilize the resources below to make your vaccination appointment, if you live, work, or attend school in New York: 

• New York State's Vaccine Eligibility Screening Tool
• New York State Vaccination Sites
• New York City Vaccination Sites
• New York City Hospital Vaccination Sites
• VaccineFinder
• NYC: (877) VAX- 4NYC (1-877-829-4692)
• NYS: (833) NYS - 4VAX (1-833-697-4829)
• New Jersey COVID-19 Information
• Connecticut Vaccination Information
• Pennsylvania COVID-19 Immunization Information

If you are asymptomatic and have been fully vaccinated, you will not be required to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19. However, you will be required to monitor your symptoms for 14 days, and follow College COVID-19 protocols, including engaging in social distancing, wearing a face mask, completing the daily symptom tracker, and responding to contact tracing calls or emails. In addition, the College may require testing of any individuals, vaccinated or unvaccinated, exposed to COVID-19.

If you have an approved medical or religious exemption, you will be required to complete surveillance testing every 7 days. Please check the on-campus testing schedule to see when testing is being offered on-campus. If you are receiving a test from off-campus, please ensure you are uploading the result to the COVID-19 test result reporting portal for Health Services review and approval.