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DOH VACCINE MANDATE

SUBJECT(S):  The Department of Health Vaccine Mandate

DATE:  08/24/2021 (Revised 9/2/2021)

AUDIENCE:  State and RF University Employees (WC, SOM, HSC)

 

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has issued an order that all hospitals and nursing homes “continuously require all covered personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with the first dose for current personnel received by September 27, 2021.” The order broadly defines “covered personnel” as “all persons employed or affiliated with a covered entity, whether paid or unpaid, including but not limited to employees, members of the medical and nursing staff, contract staff, students, and volunteers, who engage in activities such that if they were infected with COVID-19, they could potentially expose patients, residents, or personnel working for such entity to the disease.”

The University is required to comply with this order and therefore all employees in the above categories are subject to the DOH order and must comply as a condition of continued employment. The order allows for limited medical exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law. The DOH will be monitoring any such exemptions. Medical Exemption forms, which outline exemption criteria and instructions, can be found on:

Hospital Employees:The Pulse

• University Employees:Stronger Together

We will be holding a vaccine POD on Wednesday, September 1, to make it as convenient as possible for our employees to comply with this mandate. Information about the time and location, along with registration links will be sent to all employees later this week. Additional PODs for employees will be held at the Stony Brook University Student Activities Center. Click here for a list of dates and times.

Employees may also go to the New York State-run COVID-19 vaccination site conveniently located at Stony Brook University Research and Development (R&D) Park, 1500 Stony Brook Road. The site is open for appointments or walk-ins every Monday through Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm, and every Sunday, from 8 am to noon.

To check the availability of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the area, visit the New York State "Am I Eligible" website. Walk-ins are now welcome, but you can also use the NYS site to schedule an appointment.

We will also coordinate additional educational sessions for employees who have questions or concerns about receiving the vaccine.

If you haven’t already been vaccinated, we urge you to get your first dose right away as vaccine appointments may be limited here at Stony Brook and across the region and state, as the September 27 state deadline draws closer.  

We understand that there will be many questions and we will continue to share additional information and guidance as soon as it becomes available to us. If you have pressing questions in the interim, please contact Human Resources at (631) 444-4700 or sbuhhr@stonybrookmedicine.edu with any questions. Since we anticipate a high volume of calls and emails, please allow for two to three business days for responses to questions.