About our allergy services
Cornell Health provides allergy shots by appointment for Cornell students (and their spouses / partners). Note: We are no longer able to provide allergy shots to staff and faculty members.
- We do not have an on-staff allergist, so patients will need to transfer their care from their prescribing allergist or physician in order to receive allergy shots at Cornell Health.
- Patients must provide their own vaccine (which will be stored at Cornell Health), as well as written orders from their allergist or physician.
Transferring care from your home provider
If you receive regular allergy shots from your home provider, you can transfer your care to Cornell Health to continue receiving your injections on campus. See How to establish care at Cornell Health, below.
Starting new allergy shots
If you are interested in consulting with an allergist for allergy testing and treatment recommendations, we recommend connecting with one of these nearby providers for care:
If your allergist recommends shots, they will get you started on an appropriate serum. Once your injections have stabilized, the regular administration of your shots (weekly, biweekly, etc.) can be transferred to Cornell Health (see below).
How to establish care at Cornell Health
The first step to transferring your care to Cornell Health is to schedule a 20-minute initial allergy appointment. Call Cornell Health during business hours to schedule an appointment: 607-255-5155.
During your appointment, we will make sure we have the information we need for safe administration of your injections.
You will need to provide:
- Your own vaccine, which will be stored at Cornell Health
- Written orders from your allergist or physician that include:
- your diagnosis
- content and dilution of serum
- interval of injection
- recommended dosage
- suggested dosage reductions for new vials
- dosage adjustment for late or missed shots
- previous reactions, if any
- special instructions for managing non-emergency reactions
Subsequent routine allergy shot appointments are brief, and can be scheduled by phone (607-255-5155) or online (through mycornellhealth.health.cornell.edu).
Allergy medication
We invite you to visit the Cornell Health Pharmacy if you need prescription or non-prescription allergy medication.