Rutgers Student Health is an official vaccine dispensary, providing a full range of vaccines. The following local pharmacies also offer vaccines, in case you are unable to visit a health center on campus. Before visiting any pharmacy, call to schedule an appointment and confirm your insurance coverage.
Walgreens (within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)
Walmart Pharmacy (East Brunswick)
Unite Pharmacy (Highland Park)
For information related to current immunization guidelines, please visit the CDC website.
Immunization Requirements for Rutgers University
All new and transfer students are required to comply with NJ State and University Immunization Requirements. The requirements and submission process can be found on the Student Immunization Website and in the Rutgers Immunization Portal.
Immunization Website Rutgers Immunization Portal
Feel free to review our Frequently Asked Questions.
For questions, please send a secure message in your immunization portal. If you don't have access to your immunization portal, please use the Contact Us form to reach your campus immunization specialist.
Allergy Injections
Rutgers Student Health has limited capacity to provide allergy injections. Priority is given to students whose allergist is more than 1 hour from the Rutgers New Brunswick campus.
We do not provide allergy injections to Medical Students or Health Related Professions Students.
If you are interested in receiving allergy injections at Rutgers Student Health, please contact us at 848-932-7402.
Students (and their allergist) must complete the allergy packet prior to initiating allergy injections.
Please note: since we are not allergy specialists, Rutgers Student Health will bill your insurance for any allergy injections. Students will be balanced billed for services that are not covered by insurance.
Routine Immunizations
The following vaccines are available at Rutgers Health Services. Vaccine Information Sheets are provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Influenza (the flu) – inactive
- Measles/mumps/rubella (MMR)
- Meningococcal ACYW disease (bacterial meningitis)
- Meningococcal B disease (bacterial meningitis)
- Pneumococcal pneumonia
- Polio
- Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
A Note About Flu Shots:
Getting an annual flu shot is important for everyone, including college students. All students, faculty and staff working or studying in any of Rutgers’ clinical health areas are required to receive a flu shot annually. Flu shots are available at Rutgers Students Health Centers and at special flu vaccination clinics on campus throughout the year. View clinic dates and times on our flu vaccine page.
Since the strain of the flu virus changes every year, annual vaccines are needed.
Travel Vaccinations
It is recommended that those people traveling be up to date with routine vaccinations as well as receive those that are specific to the destination.
The following travel vaccines are available at Rutgers Student Health. Vaccine Information Sheets are provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
