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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FDA approves all three vaccines for booster shots
Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are now all approved for booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday. The single-dose booster shots are authorized with certain limitations for each vaccine. People 18 and older can receive the Johnson & Johnson booster shot at least two months after their intitial vaccine […]
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Newsom to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for students 12+, public school employees
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that the COVID-19 vaccine will be required for California students ages 12 or older and public school employees once fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Newsom said the vaccine will be added to the current list of 10 vaccinations required by the state for in-person instruction in […]
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Waking up a ghost town: Students feel invigorated, cautious and anxious to revitalize a quiet campus
Walking around campus last school year, walls were empty, hallways echoed and Cal Poly was swept into a slumber — “dead” even, kinesiology junior Cossette Gibler said. Now as the first signs of life return to the campus — with athletes, summer school students and others roaming around — students feel invigorated, cautious and anxious […]
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COVID-19 is surging in San Luis Obispo County. Is it safe for Cal Poly to reopen?
When Cal Poly reopens this month for another school year amidst a pandemic, the campus will be operating near normal, administrators have said for months. University housing will be at maximum capacity — with about 8,000 students living on campus — and 87% of all classes will be held in-person, Cal Poly Spokesperson Matt Lazier wrote […]
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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. To some, this is far overdue, others think the decision is premature. In interviews with […]
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California keeps stricter COVID-19 mask mandate despite new CDC guidelines
On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased masking guidelines for fully-vaccinated people. However, California plans to keep stricter masking requirements in place until the state’s economy is fully reopened on June 15. This is the proposed date that Governor Gavin Newsom plans to fully reopen California’s economy by ending capacity […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
