Immunization Information

Remember: In case of a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Welcome to Lesley University! Please read the following information carefully and then log into Medicat, Lesley's pre-enrollment immunization record site, to upload your immunization records and other required health documents. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Deadlines 
• Lesley's Pre-Enrollment Immunization Record Site: Log In ASAP
  • Student Athletes: Please Note
• Massachusetts Mandated Immunizations: Proof Required
• Annual Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Questionnaire: Completion Required
• Influenza and COVID Vaccination: Strongly Encouraged
• Your Lesley Email: Check It Often!

Deadlines 

On-campus students must upload their immunization records and other required health documents prior to arriving on campus. Low-residency students must upload their records and documents no later than one month before the start of their residency.

Lesley's Pre-Enrollment Immunization Record Site: Log In ASAP

To upload your required health documents, visit the Lesley pre-enrollment immunization record site, Medicat, at lesley.medicatconnect.com. 

• New students will be granted access to Medicat as soon as they are registered.
• Please start planning and gather all your immunization documents in advance so that you can upload these documents as soon as access to Medicat has been granted.
• If you are a returning student and have previously uploaded the required documents, then you only need to check for any new requirements and upload any updates.
• Before uploading your documents, please confirm that all documents are in English, have your name, date of birth, name and contact information of your medical provider, clinic, lab, or pharmacy, the date each vaccine was administered, and if you’re providing serological test results that the results include the lab value range or your immunity status.

Student Athletes: Please Note

In addition to the required medical clearance documents you submit to the department of athletics, you must also upload immunization records and other required health documents to Medicat.

Massachusetts Mandated Immunizations: Proof Required

All students must comply with Massachusetts State immunization requirements. Upload proof of your immunizations into Lesley's pre-enrollment immunization record site, Medicat.*

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 doses, or a positive serological test result showing immunity. Exempt if born in the U.S. before 1957.
• Tdap: 1 dose given within last 10 years.
• Varicella: 2 doses or medical documentation that you had chicken pox; or a positive serological test result showing immunity. Exempt if born in the U.S. before 1980.
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses or a positive serological test showing immunity.
• Meningococcus: newly enrolled students 21 years of age and younger must provide documentation of having received a dose of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugated vaccine on or after their 16th birthday.

*Students who are in programs that are strictly virtual (who never plan to be on campus) are exempt from these requirements.

Annual Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment Questionnaire: Completion Required

All students (including returning students) must complete an annual TB risk assessment questionnaire found on Medicat. 

Influenza and COVID Vaccination: Strongly Encouraged

• All students are strongly encouraged to protect themselves and our community by receiving the influenza vaccine as soon as it is available in the Fall. All residential students are especially encouraged to be vaccinated.
• Based on your personal risk assessment and eligibility, we also strongly encourage all students to be up to date on their COVID vaccination. Consult your physician and the CDC website for guidance on being up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines.
• Upload proof of your influenza and COVID-19 immunizations into Medicat.

Your Lesley Email: Check It Often!

• All official communications will be through your Lesley email so please check it regularly and include your ID and phone numbers in replies to University staff.
• When all your uploaded documents have been reviewed and approved you will receive a confirmation email.