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 importance of requiring vaccines. Because the three vaccines currently being distributed in the United States […]
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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 13, according to an email sent to students. Instead of testing twice a week, students […]
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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 — 91% — indicated they want to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or have already been vaccinated. […]
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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).
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Unused $4.5 million Recreation Center health site closes
San Luis Obispo County will remove the COVID-19 Alternative Care Site inside the Cal Poly Recreation Center after a year and a month of underutilization, officials announced Wednesday, April 28 in a press release. Tara Kennon, who is part of the county’s COVID-19 Public Information Team, said in an email that the decision to “demobilize” […]
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Cal Poly mask mandate still in place despite new CDC guidelines
Cal Poly students are currently still expected to wear masks on campus despite less restrictive CDC guidelines on indoor and outdoor gatherings for fully vaccinated people. According to updated CDC guidelines from April 27, fully vaccinated people can gather indoors unmasked with other fully vaccinated people and be unmasked outdoors except in crowds. A person […]
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Cal Poly Heath Center vaccinated about 1,000 students in one week
Last week, Cal Poly opened their on-campus vaccination site to students who live in the dorms, students in performance groups in the Music Department and athletes. Just nine days later, Cal Poly had vaccinated about 1,000 students through the Heath Center, and is now offering vaccines to all Cal Poly students. Cal Poly is offering […]
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Vaccine clinic to open in the UU tomorrow
Rite Aid will deliver vaccines in Room 220 of the University Union (UU) starting tomorrow, April 29. More vaccine appointments should be available next week, according to a campus-wide email from the Emergency Operations Center. Community members ages 16 and older can register for a vaccine appointment at Rite Aid’s website using the zip code […]
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Fully vaccinated students no longer required to particpate in ongoing testing program
Students and employees fully vaccinated will no longer have to participate in Cal Poly’s ongoing testing program starting May 6, according to a campus-wide email. Cal Poly’s ongoing testing program required that all students who accessed campus for school or work, as well as their roommates, to be tested twice a week for COVID-19. Cal […]
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Home again: students navigate living with their parents through COVID-19
Kinesiology graduate Brian Ebisuzaki used to love visiting the Starbucks in the University Union (UU). He would always make a point to greet the employees and strike up a conversation about their day. After getting his drink, Ebisuzaki would walk up to the second floor and start a conversation with a friend, or even a stranger. All of that was taken away when COVID-19 hit, and Ebisuzaki found himself back in his parent’s house.
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Health Center offering vaccines to students
Campus Health and Wellbeing will offer vaccine appointments to certain students at the Health Center on Friday, April 23, according to Cal Poly’s COVID-19 website. They will continue to offer vaccines throughout the quarter. Appointments will first be offered to students who live in communal residence halls, student athletes in competition and students performing in […]