Immunization

All admitted Loyola students (undergraduate, graduate, and law) are required to show proof of the following immunizations:

• Tetanus-diphtheria Requirement: A booster dose of vaccine given within the past ten (10) years.

• Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 Vaccine Requirement: It is mandatory for students enrolled at Loyola to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease. A Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 vaccine (one dose at age 16 years or older).
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Requirement: Two (2) doses of live vaccine given on or after the first birthday. A history of physician-diagnosed measles, mumps or rubella (including positive titers) is acceptable for establishing immunity if properly documented. In cases where no records can be located, or especially when immunization in the past is doubtful, two doses of MMR separated by a minimum of 30 days may be indicated.

Louisiana Residents: If you received your immunizations in the state of Louisiana, then your records will be automatically uploaded to Loyola’s Public Health Portal from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Louisiana Law 

Louisiana law (R.S. 17:170 - Schools of Higher Learning) requires proof of dates of immunization against measles, mumps, rubella, and tetanus-diphtheria for all first-time Loyola students born on or after January 1, 1957, and for reentering students (born on or after January 1, 1957) who have been out of school for one semester or longer. The following guidelines are presented for the purpose of meeting the established recommendations for control of vaccine-preventable diseases, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the United States Public Health Service (ACIP), and the American College Health Association (ACHA). In addition, current Louisiana legislation now mandates Quadrivalent Meningococcal A,C,Y,W-135 vaccination for persons being admitted to a postsecondary education institution.

1. Download the Loyola Immunization Compliance Form (linked at the top of the page) for your health provider to complete and sign.
2. Scan the completed form to upload. NOTE: Your files can be no larger than 4 MB. (Scan in black and white or at a setting of 150 DPI to achieve a smaller file.) 

3. Log on to the Public Health Portal by using your Loyola Microsoft account credentials. These are the same credentials that you use to get into Microsoft, Loyno secure WiFi, Medicat, Papercut (printing on campus), LORA Self-Service, and vlab.loyno.edu. If you have never accessed your Microsoft account, we highly recommend that you do this first by logging into office.com.

   1. Username: Your full Loyola email address (xxxxxxxx@my.loyno.edu)

   2. Password: 

      1. If you have reset your Loyola Microsoft password, use it to get access to Loyola's Public Health Portal. If you forgot it, go to office.com and select "forgot password."

      2. The default password for new students is the first letter of your first name, the first letter of your last name, your birthday, and then an LU (abmmddyyyyLU) You will be forced to change your password when first logging into office.com.

      3. Returning students [prior to Dec. 2021] will use the old default password: the first two letters of your first name, the last four digits of your social security number, then LU (abXXXXLU)

      4. For assistance, please email support@loyno.edu using your my.loyno email address or call the Help Desk at 504-865-2255 and leave a message. More support is available on this page.

      5. Once you set up your Microsoft account, then you can access the Loyola Health Portal. Remember: When you change your Microsoft password, it will change on the Public Health Portal and other connected accounts too. 

4. Choose Immunizations and Enter Dates. Fill in all the dates and information copied directly from your form. When finished, click “Submit.”
5. Next, use the Upload Documents link to upload your scanned copy of this completed form. Although it is not required, please upload your COVID-19 vaccination record, if available.
6. Once your form is uploaded, it may take up to five business days for the form to be reviewed and verified. Check your Loyola email regularly for notification of secure messages from Student Health Services.
7. You can verify if your records have been received and you are in compliance under the "Immunization History" tab in your portal. If your overall status is not listed as "Verified" then you are missing a requirement.
8. All communication regarding your immunization records is private and visible only via the Public Health Portal. You will receive a secure message notification in your Loyola email directing you to the Public Health Portal. You should submit health information only via the Public Health Portal and never by email.
9. Loyola must have evidence of a student’s compliance with university policy and Louisiana law for immunizations. Failure to meet these requirements will result in an Enrollment Hold being placed on your student account, which will bar you from dropping or adding classes and/or enrolling for classes for the next semester.

For assistance, please email immunization@loyno.edu. 

If a student requests an immunization exemption for any reason, the Immunization Exemption section of the Immunization Compliance Form (pages 3 – 4) must be completed and signed. An exempted student may be excluded from campus and from classes in the event of an outbreak of measles, mumps, rubella, or meningitis until the outbreak is over or until the student submits proof of immunization.

Types of exemptions and requirements: 

• Medical exemption
• Religious exemption 
• Personal exemption 

Guidance for medical exemptions for vaccination can be obtained from the contraindications and precautions described in the vaccine manufacturer’s package insert and by reviewing the most recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) available in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication, General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization: Contraindications and Precautions.

1. Log on to the Public Health Portal by using your Loyola Microsoft account credentials. These are the same credentials that you use to get into Microsoft, Loyno secure WiFi, Medicat, Papercut (printing on campus), LORA Self-Service, and vlab.loyno.edu. If you have never accessed your Microsoft account, we highly recommend that you do this first by logging into office.com.
   1. Username: Your full Loyola email address (xxxxxxxx@my.loyno.edu)
   2. Password:
      1. If you have reset your Loyola Microsoft password, use it to get access to Loyola's public health portal. If you forgot it, go to office.com and select "forgot password"
      2. The default password for new students is the first letter of your first name, the first letter of your last name, your birthday, and then an LU (abmmddyyyyLU) You will be forced to change your password when first logging into office.com.
      3. Returning students [prior to December 2021] will use the old default password - the first two letters of your first name, the last four digits of your social security number, then LU (abXXXXLU) Once you set up your Microsoft account, then you can access the Loyola Health Portal. Remember: When you change your Microsoft password, it will change on the Public Health Portal and other connected accounts too. 
2. Please go to page three of the form and choose the type of immunization exemption (either medical, religious or philosophical), and fill out the required information.
3. Next, use the Upload Documents link, then choose the type of exemption to upload your scanned copy of the completed form. You will not be able to move into your campus housing or attend classes on campus until you complete your exemption requirements on the portal.