Still a concern

From the Bruin: The Undergraduate Students Association Council proposed a resolution calling for UCLA to expand COVID-19 protection measures. The resolution – sponsored by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo and General Representative Eliana Sisman – calls for the reintroduction of a mask mandate, the continuation of vending machines for COVID-19 tests and the reinforcement of isolation guidelines. The university ended the mask mandate along with other COVID-19 protection measures in August.

For students who are at a high risk of infection or serious illness – such as those who are immunocompromised – the lack of masking on campus is particularly worrisome, said Sisman, a third-year sociology student. As a result, students who are at high risk may feel excluded from many spaces on campus, she added. Sisman said she thinks UCLA administration is ignoring the issue of COVID-19 and other issues facing the disabled community on campus. She added she felt the administration has not made satisfactory changes in response to student demands for hybrid access to class and better ventilation...

In an emailed statement, UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said while there is currently no mask mandate at UCLA, the university strongly recommends masks. He added that the Infectious Diseases Management Team has not received any formal proposals from students to reinstate masking...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2023/05/25/usac-proposes-resolution-for-expansion-of-covid-19-protection-measures/.

Note: Under state law, the university continues to send out notices of campus COVID cases. Page 1 of the most recent multi-page listing is shown in the second image on this posting.