Vaccine Information

Yes – All students, faculty, staff, and contractors learning, working, or living on University property, including participating in off-campus professional program clinicals, practicums, and internships, are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot, when eligible. Individuals that are 100% remote are exempt from the University’s vaccine requirement.

Exceptions will be granted only for documented medical and religious reasons. A Request for Exemption should be submitted to the University as soon as possible and at least two weeks prior to the beginning of an academic term. See also “How do I upload my documentation”.

The University is not currently requiring a 2nd booster shot.

Up to date eligibility information regarding boosters is available via the CDC. The University is following the CDC’s recommendations.

Individuals who have completed their COVID-19 primary vaccine series and recently tested positive for COVID-19 may delay their booster by up to 90 days from date of positive test.

Yes – If you are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot or wish to delay getting boosted as you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days, please fill out the following form and upload it to Self-Service in the place of your COVID-19 booster shot documentation. Upon review, your documentation will be marked as “Incomplete” until such a time that you are eligible for a booster shot at which time you will need to upload your booster documentation within two weeks of becoming eligible.

Yes. However, those who are not yet eligible for a booster as of January 31, 2022 will be required to receive a booster as soon as they become eligible. Individuals will have two weeks after they become eligible to get the booster and upload their documentation via Self-Service.

Your COVID-19 vaccination card or request for exemption (DOC) should be submitted via Self-Service. View instructions (PDF) for uploading your documentation.

You may also email COVID_Vaccine@ndm.edu for assistance.

After you upload your vaccination document or exemption request in Self-Service, Self-Service will display “Pending Review.” After staff reviews your information, your status will change to “Received” if vaccination documentation is approved; “Waived” if exemption request is approved; or “Unable to Process” if documentation was not sufficient or appropriate to grant an approval. If status is labeled as “Unable to Process,” a member of the COVID-19 team will follow up with you to clarify needed documentation.

Individuals applying for an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination will receive an official approval/denial email communication from the COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Review Committee (covid_vaccine@ndm.edu).

NDMU will accept vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Please only report after you are fully vaccinated.

For international students who do not have access to a vaccine, you will be required to receive an FDA approved vaccine when you arrive in the United States. Please keep in mind that we cannot predict or control international and national travel/vaccinations policies. We may require that unvaccinated students quarantine or test more frequently until they are fully vaccinated.

The vaccine mandate applies to all NDMU campuses, including Southern MD, Elkridge, etc. as well as undergraduate and graduate students participating in required professional program clinicals, practicums, and internships.