Updated May 1, 2023
UC Davis Health is offering three COVID-19 vaccines to protect you and your family:
Find out how you can get a COVID-19 vaccine from UC Davis Health below. Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months and older
COVID-19 vaccines are available to anyone ages 6 months and older. Learn more about vaccines for kids
You can schedule your primary series or booster vaccines at UC Davis Health. Scheduling is available through MyUCDavisHealth or California's centralized scheduling system MyTurn.ca.gov. UC Davis Health patients can also schedule an appointment by calling 916-703-5555 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
If you've had a recent COVID-19 infection, the CDC recommends that you consider delaying your primary series dose or your booster doses by 3 months after symptoms first appear or a positive test.
For those who are under 18 years old, they will need to have a parent or legal guardian provide consent for treatment at their appointment. UC Davis Health accepts written or verbal consent. It's also advised that anyone under age 18 have someone drive them to and from their appointment. With any vaccine, there's an increased risk of fainting for children under the age of 18, according to the CDC.
UC Davis Health is vaccinating patients and non-patients at our primary care clinics in:
You can schedule your first, second, or third vaccine (only for those who are eligible, as specified by the FDA and CDC) at UC Davis Health. Scheduling is available through MyUCDavisHealth or California's centralized scheduling system MyTurn.ca.gov. UC Davis Health patients can also schedule an appointment by calling 916-703-5555 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
In keeping with our outpatient clinic policy, only one essential caregiver or loved one may accompany patients. Patients and essential caregivers must wear face masks at all times during their appointment.
Yes, UC Davis Health is offering bivalent booster shots for ages 6 months and older based on FDA and CDC recommendations.
If you've had a recent COVID-19 infection, the CDC recommends that you consider delaying your booster doses by 3 months after symptoms first appear or a positive test.
Learn more about boosters/third doses and how to schedule yours with UC Davis Health
The two-dose Novavax primary series COVID-19 vaccine is approved for ages 12 and older. Novavax, a non-mRNA vaccine, has received emergency use authorization from the FDA.
UC Davis Health is offering this vaccine option for people who may prefer the non-mRNA vaccine or who had a severe allergic reaction to past COVID-19 vaccines. Novavax is only available at UC Davis Health's Roseville and Rancho Cordova clinic.
If you need to reschedule or cancel your vaccine appointment, please call our Patient Contact Center at 916-703-5555. The office is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Yes. UC Davis Health patients and non-patients can schedule their subsequent COVID-19 vaccine with us even if the last dose was administered somewhere else in the U.S. or in another country. Please bring record of your previous COVID-19 vaccine(s) to your appointment.
To schedule your second COVID-19 vaccine, you can use the state of California's centralized scheduling system MyTurn.ca.gov or MyUCDavisHealth. UC Davis Health patients can also scheduled an appointment by calling 916-703-5555 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Please remember to bring your CDC vaccination record card to your second appointment.
Yes. The state of California has a Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record portal. You just need to enter a few details on their website to get a link to a QR code and digital copy of your COVID-19 vaccination record. If you want to share your proof of vaccination, you can use either the electronic version from the portal or the card you were given at time of vaccination.
Patients with MyUCDavisHealth accounts can also download a digital QR code containing certifiable COVID-19 vaccine or test result data. This is available on the MyUCDavisHealth app (be sure you have the most recent version of the app: version 9.7 or higher) and through MyUCDavisHealth online. Here are steps to find your QR code:
The two-dose COVID-19 vaccines are made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. These vaccines include a fragment of the mRNA that encodes for a certain portion of the coronavirus' spike protein. When the vaccine is given to us, our cells make that protein – a fragment of it – and then our bodies build an immune response to the protein.
The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a DNA vaccine. However, it delivers the same product in the end as the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines. This new DNA vaccine allows the body to have an immune response against the spike protein, and ultimately, an immune response to infection.
Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines, side effects, and more
Yes. COVID-19 vaccines are free to all Americans. However, vaccine providers can charge administration fees for giving the vaccine to people. Providers can get this fee reimbursed by a patient’s private or public insurance company. For those who are uninsured, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Provider Relief Fund can reimburse the provider.
Uninsured: Yes, you can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment without insurance. You will leave that field empty (or enter N/A) when scheduling your appointment. We may ask you some questions about your insurance coverage when you arrive, but this will not prevent you from being vaccinated.
Non-UC Davis Health insurance: Yes, you can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment if your insurance does not cover UC Davis Health. You will leave that field empty (or enter N/A) when scheduling your appointment. Please bring your insurance card with you to your vaccination appointment.
If you have serious symptoms of illness, contact your primary care provider. UC Davis Health patients can use the MyUCDavisHealth symptom tracker to evaluate whether to seek help. Telehealth video visits and Express Care are also available.
If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and notify them of your COVID-19 symptoms.
If you test positive for COVID-19 at home, you can contact your primary care provider about a prescription for Paxlovid.
Patients who receive primary care or specialty care from UC Davis Health can schedule a telehealth video visit with Express Care.
To help limit spread of COVID-19, we have policies for visits to our hospital and outpatient clinics.