Get Your Shot

From the San Francisco Chronicle: All students, faculty and staff living, learning or working at any University of California location must receive a flu vaccine by Sunday unless they are given an exemption, UC President Michael Drake announced in an executive order. UC community members can apply to receive a medical exemption or a disability or religious accommodation to forgo the flu vaccine requirement. In the event of an active outbreak, individuals granted an exemption may not be allowed on campus, Drake said in a statement.

The order revises an existing executive order issued July 31 by the UC Office of the President to reduce overcrowding and use of resources in hospitals in anticipation of this year’s flu season. Although the number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in California has fallen steadily during the last two months, health officials worry that hospitals may become overwhelmed if virus cases increase during the cold winter months, when people are more likely to be indoors together. Officials also worry this surge may coincide with the regular flu season.

“During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, where COVID-19, like influenza, results in respiratory symptoms, it is even more critical than usual to assure widespread vaccination,” Drake said in the statement. “As California progresses through its roadmap, the possibility of an outbreak or surge that overwhelms the health care system and causes hospitals to adopt crisis standards of care necessarily increases.” ...

Full story at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/UC-president-orders-all-on-campus-students-15690037.php

And don't throw it away when you get it:

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