K-12 teachers and childcare workers in San Luis Obispo County are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week due to a recent push from Gov. Gavin Newsom. San Luis Obispo County has chosen to honor Newsom’s mandate that counties allocate 10% of their vaccines to the education sector. “That will not meet the […]
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Small businesses receive second round of relief grants
Small businesses in San Luis Obispo have received a second round of COVID-19 relief grants from the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.
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Five Cal Poly students get the COVID-19 vaccine
Mustang News spoke to five Cal Poly students who received COVID-19 vaccines. This is what the students said about their symptoms, motivations and hesitations about getting the vaccine.
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SLO County sees more COVID-19 vaccines and a lower COVID-19 case rate
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the county distributed 2,500 COVID-19 vaccines — a “record number” according to County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein. San Luis Obispo County continues in vaccine phase 1B, with residents 65-years-old and older eligible for the vaccine. After this week’s vaccinations, approximately one in five residents of San Luis Obispo County […]
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A closer look at Cal Poly’s COVID-19 saliva test
Update 7:15 p.m. Feb. 20: Cal Poly professors are not able to measure how much COVID-19 is in a person’s body at the time of the test. Flashback to March of 2020. The COVID-19 virus is an emerging fear throughout the world. The long-term effects are unknown and it is beginning to infiltrate nations rapidly. Hone […]
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Cal Poly kicks off COVID-19 saliva testing
Cal Poly’s saliva-based COVID-19 testing opens today, Feb. 18, at Poly Canyon Village (PCV) and is expected to become the University’s sole testing method on Feb. 25, according to a campus-wide email. The transition will happen on Feb. 18 at the PCV testing site and on Feb. 25 at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Nasal […]
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University provides peer support for students in isolation
In the midst of the country’s largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, some Cal Poly students have found themselves on the front lines of the university’s pandemic response. At the beginning of winter quarter, Cal Poly created the position of Isolation Assistant (IA) to better address the growing number of […]
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In six weeks, 469 students got COVID-19. Cal Poly’s coronavirus dashboard won’t tell you that
Update Feb. 14: The 469 students who have tested positive for the coronavirus during the winter quarter include those living on campus as well as off-campus in the San Luis Obispo community. Since the beginning of the winter quarter, 469 students tested positive for the coronavirus, Cal Poly Spokesperson Matt Lazier told Mustang News. Cal […]
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The path to the red tier
San Luis Obispo County could be moving from the widespread, purple tier to a less restrictive substantial, red tier as early as next week if current trends continue, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said in a county news briefing on Feb. 11. By moving into the red tier of the […]
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MN NOW: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Mustang News reporter Sofia Silvia brings you this week’s top stories: CSU Chancellor Said Vaccines Likely Not Required Two Clinics Closed Due to Vaccines Shortages Cal Poly Student Starts His Own Candle Company
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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 […]