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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All CSU campuses to require COVID-19 vaccination upon FDA approval
The California State University (CSU) system announced Thursday, April 22 that all 23 campuses will require the COVID-19 vaccination upon full approval of one or more vaccines by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a press release.
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Cal Poly students now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
San Luis Obispo community members 16 years old and older can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine in San Luis Obispo County, County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein announced today, April 7. Though students are eligible for the vaccine locally, Cal Poly will not require them to get the vaccine to be on campus, […]
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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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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 […]
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Two COVID-19 vaccine clinics closed due to vaccine shortage
Two COVID-19 vaccine clinics in North and South County will be closed next week due to a shortage of vaccines, according to a Feb. 3 press release.
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San Luis Obispo County expands vaccine distribution
As of this week, 6,266 members of the San Luis Obispo community were vaccinated against COVID-19, not including the health care staff vaccinated by certain hospitals or assisted living facilities, according to a press release from the county’s Public Health Department. A majority of people vaccinated are members listed in phase 1A of the vaccine […]
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Cal Poly students respond to a potential COVID-19 vaccine
With the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, some students said they would take it, and others said they wouldn’t. Moderna, a biotechnology company, and Pfizer, a pharmaceutical corporation, have both published studies showing the effectiveness of their vaccines, but some Cal Poly students said they fear that the vaccine has been rushed. Many students say that they will take a […]
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Meningitis vaccines will be offered to Cal Poly students this week after Cuesta College death
Cal Poly students will have the opportunity this week to better defend themselves from the deadly meningitis disease. Rite Aid will be offering vaccinations, free of charge with health insurance, on campus Thursday, April 18 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the San Luis Lounge in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU). No appointment is necessary. Cal […]