Vax Not Required for Summer or Fall
Vaccination Requirement Ends July 3
The Board of Trustees for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District voted on April 3, 2023, to end the district's COVID-19 vaccination requirement, as of July 3, which means
- Proof of vaccination will NOT be required for summer or fall quarter
- Proof of vaccination and booster (if eligible) is still required for coming to campus during spring quarter
- Face masks are still strongly recommended and may be required in some classrooms or offices on campus
The district is following current guidance from Santa Clara County and encourages everyone to stay up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters if eligible.
Face Masks Strongly Recommended
- Face masks are still strongly recommended on campus, and may be required in some offices or by individual instructors in their classrooms.
- That means your mask must cover your mouth AND nose. See the Face Mask Information webpage for more information.
Need a Face Mask on Campus?
Limited supplies are available. Check the Face Mask Information webpage for locations on campus where you can get a free N95 or KN95 mask.
Don't Come to Campus If You Feel Sick!
- If you develop COVID-19, notify your instructor AND use the Student Self-Report Form to notify the college Health Services office.
- If someone in an in-person class tests positive for COVID-19, the other students and instructor can continue coming to class as long as they do not have symptoms, but should wear a mask around others for 10 days and get tested within 3-5 days of exposure. Anyone who develops symptoms should stay home and follow the protocol listed on the COVID-19 testing and isolation protocols webpage.
Notify Health Services If You Test Positive for COVID-19
How to Get Tested
Need to get tested? Visit the Student Health Services COVID-19 webpage for more information about free PCR testing for students and employees, and where you can get free home-testing kits.
You can also use these online tools:
How to Get Vaccinated
Still need to get vaccinated? Visit these websites for information and assistance in finding a vaccination site near you
How to Submit Proof of Vaccination or Booster
Proof of vaccination will NOT be required to register for classes or to visit campus this summer or fall.
If you are registering for a late-spring class that meets in person, you still need to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Please read these instructions carefully and click each of the red bars below to follow the required steps.
- If you've already submitted proof of vaccination and booster for a previous quarter, you don't need to submit proof again.
- If you have not previously submitted proof of vaccination or booster, you will need to submit two forms (one for your vaccination
information and one for your booster information) and you will need to upload your
vaccination card twice – once with each form.
- Use the vaccination form to submit your vaccination document
- Then use the separate booster form and upload a new copy of your vaccination card – this time with the card showing the date and type of booster you received.
- See below (in the red accordion) for step-by-step instructions on how to do this.
(EMPLOYEES: The information on this webpage is primarily for students. Employees should check the information posted at deanza.edu/return-to-campus/employees and on the district Human Resources website.)
Have your digital vaccination record ready
- You can take a photo of your vaccination card or get a digital copy from the state health site at myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov
- In order to satisfy the booster requirement, your vaccination card must show the date and type of booster received.
- Save the digital photo or file to the computer or device that you will use to log in to the PyraMED health portal.
Log in to the PyraMED health portal
Open the Apps section of MyPortal and click on the tile for PyraMED Health Services.
- If you don't see the PyraMED tile in MyPortal, you can access the PyraMED system on the web at deanza.studenthealthportal.com
- If you are prompted to sign in, use your eight-digit student ID number (also known as your Campuswide ID or CWID) and MyPortal password.
Complete the Consent Form
If you haven't already completed the Informed Consent-De Anza College form, you will need to do this before you upload your vaccination record. This shows us that you understand that your medical records are confidential. (If you completed this form previously, you don't need to do it again.)
When the PyraMED homepage appears on your screen, click on My Forms to open the forms page (or click on “You have pending forms”)
Next, click to open the Informed Consent-De Anza College form
Fill out the form completely – including all fields – and click the Submit button at the bottom.
Now you're ready to submit your proof of vaccination.
Complete the Vaccine Submission Form
Once you've completed the Consent for Treatment form, you're ready to upload your vaccination record. Keep the PyraMED screen open to do this.
(If you've already uploaded your vaccination record, skip ahead to the next step: Complete the Booster Submission Form.)
- First, click the My Forms tab to return to the list of forms. (We are no longer using the Document Upload tab for vaccination or booster documents.)
- Next, click to open the COVID-19 Vaccine Submission-De Anza College form
When the Vaccine Submission form opens, please enter the requested information, including:
- Enter the dates you received each shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- You don’t need to list any booster shots
- Use the fields for the type of vaccine you received – i.e., Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson (also known as Janssen)
- If you received a different vaccine outside the United States, use the field for “AstraZeneca” to list the dates for any WHO-approved vaccine that you received
- Enter the location where you received the vaccine
- Provide the clinic or store address if you know it, or as much information as you can
- Enter the lot number for each vaccination shot
- You’ll find these listed on your vaccine card
- Upload a photo or digital copy of your vaccine card
- Click Select File to select the file on your device
- Click the Submit button and then click the Confirm button
When the upload is complete, you will see a confirmation message on the My Forms page, and the Vaccine Submission form will no longer be listed.
Complete the Booster Submission Form
Before coming to campus, you also need to upload your booster record if you are eligible for a booster.
Keep the PyraMED screen open to do this.
- Click the My Forms tab to return to the list of forms. (We are no longer using the Document Upload tab for vaccination or booster documents.)
- Click to open the COVID-19 Booster Submission-De Anza College form
When the Booster Submission form opens, please enter the requested information, including
- Enter the date you received the booster.
- Use the field for the type of booster you received – i.e., Pfizer or Moderna
- Enter the location where you received the booster
- Provide the clinic or store address if you know it, or as much information as you can
- Enter the lot number for your booster shot
- You’ll find these listed on your vaccine card
- Upload a photo or digital copy of your vaccine card that includes your booster information
(Note: Even though you previously uploaded your card when you submitted your vaccination form, you must upload the card again to satisfy the booster requirement.)
- Click Select File to select the file on your device
- Click the Submit button and then click the Confirm button
When the upload is complete, you will see a confirmation message on the My Forms page.
Note: It may take a few days for the Student Health Services staff to verify your documents. They will contact you if they need more information.
Additional Information
- International students attending on an F-1 visa may submit documentation in English that they have received the full course of a vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Still Have Questions?
- For questions about any of these requirements, please send an email to communications@deanza.edu.
- Please do not contact PyraMED technical support, as they are not able to assist individual students.