Three San Luis Obispo County residents died this past week due to COVID-19, which are the first confirmed deaths since May 17 according to a press release from the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. One resident was…
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The first Delta COVID-19 variant was found in SLO County today
The first case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in San Luis Obispo County, according to a press release from San Luis Obispo County Public Health. This variant was first identified in India and appears to spread…
Cal Poly students react to CDC mask guidelines
The CDC updated the guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals on May 16, stating that they are allowed to resume activities they did prior to the pandemic without wearing masks or staying six feet apart, except where it’s required by law.…
SLO County moves to least restrictive COVID-19 tier tomorrow
San Luis Obispo County will enter the least restrictive Yellow Tier in California’s COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy starting tomorrow, June 9, at 8 a.m. According to a June 8 County Public Health press release, this means that restaurants…
Cal Poly expects about 85% of fall classes to be in-person
Cal Poly plans for a majority of classes, services, staff, and facilities to return to campus in Fall 2021, according to drafts of the campus repopulation plan and return-to-work plan. “This scenario assumes that the vaccine has been widely distributed;…
Cal Poly students prefer the Pfizer vaccine, poll shows
Mustang News surveyed a random sample of 422 students and an overwhelming majority of respondents selected Pfizer as their first choice for the COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna as their second choice and Johnson and Johnson as their third choice. Out of…
Cal Poly students living in India reflect on recent surge in Coronavirus cases there
In India, death rates are climbing as the country suffers from a new COVID-19 variant and lack of resources. Mustang News’s Sophie Lincoln spoke with Cal Poly students who are living in India about their experiences as lockdowns remain in…
Comfort in numbers: students support fall vaccine mandate
Cal Poly will require vaccinations for all who plan to return to campus in fall 2021 if the FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine. While the return to in-person instruction remains highly anticipated, the campus community holds mixed opinions on the…
COVID-19 testing requirements reduced to once every seven days
This story was updated May 12 at 7:15 p.m. to clarify that testing is once every seven days. An earlier version had stated that testing was once a week. Cal Poly will be reducing COVID-19 testing requirements beginning Thursday, May…
Cal Poly students want to get vaccinated, Mustang News surveys find
Cal Poly students are overwhelmingly in support of getting vaccinated for COVID-19, according to surveys conducted by Mustang News in April. Mustang News sent Cal Poly students a random survey on April 22, in which 384 of 422 respondents —…
Students look forward to life once fully vaccinated
On April 7, San Luis Obispo County expanded vaccine appointment eligibility to individuals aged 16 and older. More vaccine appointments are available to students now than ever, as Campus Health and Wellbeing has started offering student vaccination appointments at the Health Center on campus, and an additional vaccine clinic has recently opened in the University Union (UU).