Here are recent campus updates for the coronavirus. Also, see the main Coronavirus Campus Information website, which includes:
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Friday, Oct. 9
Flu vaccination order revised
, “Effective November 1, 2020, all students, faculty and staff living, learning or working on premises at any 51ԹϺ location must receive a flu vaccine, unless they receive an approved medical exemption or disability or religious accommodation.”
Please note: Even though you may not be “living, learning or working on premises” at this time, consider the entire length of flu season. If at any time during the season you might “living, learning or working on premises,” you should be sure to get a flu shot by Nov. 1. All other members of the 51ԹϺ community and their families are strongly encouraged to get the flu vaccination.
See 51ԹϺOP’s updated FAQs for and .
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Fall travel advisory
51ԹϺ’s prohibition on all nonessential university international travel remains in place. Requests for international travel must be submitted no later than three weeks before the desired departure date, for consideration by the Travel review Committee. The university recommends against domestic travel, especially by plane, until the COVID-19 outbreak has been mitigated.
Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m.
51ԹϺ to require flu immunizations by Nov. 1
The University of California announced today that an influenza immunization will be required for students and employees at all locations this fall. In consultation with public health authorities, the 51ԹϺ Immunization Policy Committee recommended the measure due to the potential for widespread community transmission of influenza, in addition to the COVID-19, both of which would put a severe burden on already strained health care systems. The deadline for immunization or receiving a medical exemption is Nov. 1.
Big Sky Conference postpones football to spring 2021
The Big Sky Conference, in which 51ԹϺ Davis plays football, announced today that it is postponing its fall 2020 football season to spring 2021. The conference’s Presidents’ Council, of which 51ԹϺ Davis Chancellor Gary S. May is a member, convened Thursday and voted to move forward in this manner. Read the and a .
California public health officials releases guidance for higher education
The California Department of Public Health today released statewide interim guidance for institutions of higher education to help them and their communities plan and prepare to resume in-person instruction when appropriate based on local conditions.
The guidance identifies areas they must consider as they resume in-person instruction and outlines steps conditions under which collegiate athletics may return. Read the and the .