Get Your 2024 Flu Vaccine

Deadline to submit documentation is
Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at 5 p.m.

WashU employees who work at a WashU Medicine location or in a WashU Medicine hybrid position, or are Danforth employees at WUPD, Student Health – Danforth and WashU’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services or Medical Advancement are required to be vaccinated against the flu.
Most Danforth Campus employees are encouraged to receive the vaccine, but it is not required.

WashU Medicine remote employees, as identified by Work location in Workday, are not required to receive the vaccine unless the employee will on a WashU Medicine campus prior to March 31, 2025. Documentation will then be required.

Note: You received an email on Sept. 18, 2024, indicating if you are required to receive the vaccine.


For medical or religious exemptions, please review our policy and obtain your paperwork in the WashU Flu Vaccine Policy. Exemptions must be submitted by Nov. 4, 2024, at 5 p.m.

Ways to Get Your Vaccine


Flu Shot Policy

WashU Medicine employees who work on a WashU Medicine campus or in a hybrid position, including faculty, staff and trainees, must receive this year’s influenza vaccination, unless granted an exemption for medical reasons or religious beliefs.

Danforth employees at WUPD, Student Health – Danforth and WashU’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services or Medical Advancement must also receive this year’s flu vaccine.

Danforth Campus employees are expected to receive the vaccine, but it is not mandated.

Flu Shot Policy & Exemption Forms

Upload documentation in Workday

You may need to upload documentation into Workday, which can be accessed from anywhere, including a mobile device.

If you received your vaccine at one of WashU’s Occupational Health flu vaccine clinics, your documentation will be uploaded for you.

Read the step by step tutorial to upload documentation in Workday.