California is reinstating an indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status, state health officials announced Monday. The mandate for public indoor spaces will be in effect from Wednesday to at least Jan. 15, according to the California Public Health Department news release. The department said the mandate is an effort to “slow the spread of […]
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“A petri dish in prisons”: life inside California Men’s Colony during the pandemic
January was the first time Maria Moore saw her husband’s face in 10 months. Moore’s husband Michael is currently serving two life sentences for double murder at California Men’s Colony (CMC), a state correctional facility in San Luis Obispo County. When the pandemic hit, she could not call or visit him and her letters frequently […]
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Rite Aid hosts walk-in COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic at Cal Poly on Friday
Rite Aid is hosting a vaccine clinic this Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the main gym lobby of the Recreation Center. Flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 booster shots will be available for walk-ins only. COVID-19 vaccines will only be available to Cal Poly employees and their families. Students who need their […]
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters available for all adults, FDA and CDC announce
All vaccinated adults are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday. The Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech single-dose booster shot will now be available for people 18 and older under emergency use authorization. For those who received the mRNA Moderna or […]
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Growing number of students have stopped completing daily symptom screener
Since the beginning of fall quarter, a growing number of students have stopped filling out Cal Poly’s daily symptom screener, meaning less students are reporting whether they have COVID-19 symptoms to the university. Over the first five weeks of the fall quarter, the weekly count of completed daily symptom screeners fell by 32% — from […]
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Transfer students navigate college social life post-COVID-19
Transfer business administration junior Samuel Dea-huang sat down on his first day of classes, anticipating meeting new people. However, looking around the classroom and seeing numerous students talking with friends from previous years, Dea-huang said he realized being a transfer student might be harder than he expected. Dea-huang said he could only imagine what meeting […]
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Proof of negative COVID-19 test not required to return to campus after Thanksgiving break
Cal Poly students will not be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return to campus after Thanksgiving break, according to an email from President Jeffrey Armstrong on Tuesday. The university’s seven-day positivity rate has remained below 1% since September, lower than San Luis Obispo County’s positivity rate of about 3.5% and […]
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“It opens you to a world of possibilities”: Study abroad resumes for students this fall
Study abroad is back in motion, providing students with the opportunity to learn and explore in a completely new environment once again. According to Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs and Senior International Officer Cari Vanderkar, approximately 150 students are abroad this fall. Vanderkar said that they are pleased with the ability to relaunch the […]
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Shots for Shows: Local venues advocate for COVID-19 vaccinations through live music
The Fremont Theater’s “Shots for Shows” campaign gave the chance for people to unite over live music in a unique way during the COVID-19 pandemic — through getting vaccinated. Both first-time COVID-19 vaccine recipients and those returning for their second dose were offered tickets to musical shows at one of their two venues, The Fremont […]
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FDA Announces Pfizer Vaccine is “Safe and Effective” for Elementary School Children
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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COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County continue to decline
Following a spike in August, new daily COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County have steadily decreased. So far in October, there have been 920 new COVID-19 cases, compared to 2,500 cases in September and 3,543 cases in August, according to data from the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. Cases this month are […]