The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that the Pfizer -BioNTech vaccine is now authorized for elementary age children, aged five to 11. The FDA reviewed data sent in by Pfizer on Friday, October 22, and it was determined that a two dose series of the vaccine shot for children was safe and […]
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Rite Aid hosts flu vaccine clinics on Cal Poly campus
Rite Aid hosted a flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Cal Poly Recreation Center Friday amid the approaching flu season and ongoing pandemic. Cal Poly traditionally provides flu vaccinations on campus every year. However, this year University Spokesperson Matt Lazier said students and employees returning to campus has “raised concerns about a potentially significant […]
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Masks no longer required for vaccinated students, Cal Poly says
With summer quarter starting Monday, Cal Poly announced in a campus-wide email that vaccinated students are no longer required to wear face coverings due to updated state guidance. “Students who are not vaccinated at this time should still wear a mask when you are indoors,” Cal Poly Emergency Management Director Anthony Knight said in the […]
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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 the 422 Cal Poly students who were surveyed, only 36 of those students (8.6%) chose […]
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Residents 12 years and older can now vaccinate against COVID-19
San Luis Obispo County residents ages 12 years and older can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a May 12 County press release. This expanded availability follows the recent CDC recommendation to offer the Pfizer vaccine to those 12 to 15 years old after the FDA expanded its emergency authorization. A clinical trial with […]
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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 importance of requiring vaccines. Because the three vaccines currently being distributed in the United States […]
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The COVID-19 vaccine, explained
After a year of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, vaccines for the novel coronavirus are finally being distributed at an unprecedented rate. As more people are inoculated and cases continue to fall in the U.S., excitement is growing around vaccines. But just what are they? Three vaccines against COVID-19 have been approved for use in […]
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SLO County now vaccinating entire phase 1b, making more groups eligible
Vaccine eligibility in San Luis Obispo County now encompasses all of the education sector, agricultural workers, emergency services, unpaid caregivers and people ages 16-64 who have certain health conditions, according to a March 10 press briefing. This encompasses Cal Poly employees, as the vaccine is now approved for higher education workers and student employees. San […]
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COVID-19 vaccinations open for higher education and student employees
Effective immediately, all higher education workers and student employees can register for a vaccination appointment, San Luis Obispo County COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced Wednesday. First-dose vaccine appointments will begin as early as March 15 at one of the county’s three vaccine clinics at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles Event Center or […]
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MN NOW: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Mustang News reporter Brady Caskey brings you this week’s top stories… City Council To Review Use of Teargas Cal Poly Kicks Off COVID-19 Saliva Testing
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San Luis Obispo County reaches 200 COVID-19 deaths
Since the start of the pandemic, 200 people have died in San Luis Obispo County, according to a Feb. 9 press release from the City of San Luis Obispo. The county passed the 100-death milestone about four weeks ago, Mustang News previously reported. “These are 200 individuals in our county who lost their lives from […]
