Deacon Health is committed to keeping the University safe and committed to promoting the Health and Wellbeing of students.
The law for immunizations for the State of North Carolina reads as follows:
G.S. 130A-155.1 Requires persons attending a college or university, whether public, private or religious, to present a Certificate of Immunization. The registrar of the college or university is responsible for assuring the required immunizations have been received by all new (undergraduate and graduate) students enrolling in the college or university.
The statute applies to all students except the following:
Students residing off-campus and registering for any combination of:
- Off-campus courses
- Evening courses (classes beginning after 5 p.m.)
- Weekend courses
- No more than four day credit hours in on-campus courses
New Students
All new undergraduate and graduate students are required to be up to date with required vaccines. You and your healthcare physician need to complete the health information and immunization forms (HIIF) available in your Deacon Health Portal.
- Login to the Deacon Health Portal using your WFU credentials.
- Note: If you’re unable to login to the portal or load the page, try connecting to WFU VPN.
- Click on “My Forms”
- Click on any of the 4 forms in that section.
- What you need to complete these 4 forms:
- Your immunization records, including names of vaccines, dates given, healthcare provider signature, clinic’s address, phone number, and facility stamp.
- Save a copy of your official immunization records as a PDF (you will need to upload it later)
- Complete the following forms in the Deacon Health Portal:
- Immunization History: Have pictures on your device of your immunization history.
- You will fill out the dates for the coordinating immunizations (in dd/mm/yyyy format) and submit your documentation. Immunization records should have a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant signature as well as the clinic’s address, phone number, and facility stamp or official government stamp.
- You will need to upload your immunization record as a PDF so that Deacon Health can verify the healthcare provider’s signature(s)
- Emergency Contact and Consent: For the Emergency Contact and Consent you will click “Submit”, electronically sign the form then click “Confirm”.
- If you are under 18, your parent/guardian will need to print, sign, and have you submit the “Parental Authorization for Treatment” form on the Deacon Health Portal.
- Medical History: The Medical History questions are about your personal medical health history and some family health history. Please be aware of any family history conditions prior to completing the Medical History form.
- Tuberculosis Screening: If you answer “Yes” to any questions on the TB screening form you will need to have a TB test done within 3 months of arriving on campus. This can be completed prior to coming to campus and lab results may be submitted on the TB screening form.
- Immunization History: Have pictures on your device of your immunization history.
Immunization Exemption Request
If you have a medical contraindication to receiving any vaccine, your physician needs to complete the University’s Medical Exemption Request Form. This form will be reviewed for approval by clinical personnel at Deacon Health. You will be notified of the decision through your Deacon Health portal within 14 days.
If your medical condition is not listed on the form and you or your physician believe that you have another medical condition that would be a contraindication to receiving a particular vaccine your physician will need to complete the DHHS 3995: Physician’s Request For Medical Exemption form.
This form will need to include thorough medical documentation of the problem and justification of the recommendation that the problem would be a contraindication to receiving the required vaccine.
This form and records will be reviewed for approval by the University’s Infectious Diseases Consultant and/or the State Health Director. You will be notified of the decision through your Deacon Health portal when the information is returned from the NCDHHS.
There is no form for requesting religious exemptions in North Carolina. To claim a religious exemption, the person requesting the exemption must write a statement of their bona fide religious objection to immunization, including the name and date of birth of the person for whom the exemption is being requested. This statement should be submitted to Wake Forest University in place of an immunization record via the Deacon Health Portal for review.
More information about immunization requirement exemptions for the State of North Carolina can be found on the NCDHHS website.
Wake Forest will assist students who need to receive required vaccines, if approved vaccines are not available in your home country.
If you are unable to access required vaccines in your home country, you must notify Deacon Health of your intent to comply with the vaccine policy.
