May 10 - Updates on COVID-19
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Birds flying over the marsh on a recent day. Steve Zylius/UCI.
TODAY’S CAMPUS UPDATES
New campus cases*
No student residents or on-campus employees tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday. For more information, visit the UCI COVID-19 dashboard.
UC NEWS
Accellion notice
The Accellion attack impacted University of California (UC), as previously disclosed in early April. To get the latest information about this event, our response, and available credit protection services, please visit this page. For any questions, please email communications@ucop.edu.
GENERAL COVID-19 NEWS
This section curates noteworthy coronavirus news, trends and opinions. No endorsement by UCI is implied. Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, OC Register and Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
Orange County closes in on final yellow tier metric
Orange County reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths Saturday, as the county continued to close in on qualifying for the least-restrictive tier of the state's economic reopening system.
L.A. offers appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations
Beginning today, appointments are no longer needed for Angelenos to get COVID-19 vaccinations at any site run by the city.
California population declines for first time
California's population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850. The Newsom administration says California's population decline is an outlier, blaming it on the coronavirus pandemic that turned everything upside down in 2020.
No US state is reporting an increase in coronavirus cases
In the US, not a single state is reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week compared to the previous week. A majority of states — 33 — are reporting a decrease in cases and the rest are holding steady.
Parents urged to catch kids up on other shots ahead of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
With COVID-19 vaccinations possibly on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up-to-date on their childhood vaccines and balancing that with scheduling potential COVID-19 shots.
7 in 10 Americans agree that 2020 made them a better person – here’s how
According to a new survey, 74% of Americans say 2020 has made them more aware of the needs of others—and more selfless than ever before. A poll of 2,005 Americans revealed that since March 2020, people are more often embracing the idea of neighborly love; here are some examples.
CDC acknowledges airborne transmission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that airborne transmission is one of several ways the virus can spread, adding that people more than six feet away from others indoors can become infected, according to the agency’s website.
U.S. turning corner on pandemic
U.S. health officials are aiming to meet President Joe Biden's goal of 70% of American adults having at least one shot by the July 4 U.S. Independence Day.
HOPE, INSPIRATION, LAUGHTER
Amid the heartbreaking loss of life and economic hardship wrought by the coronavirus, we recognize the need for stories of kindness, hope, courage and humor.
7 in 10 Americans agree that 2020 made them a better person – here’s how
According to a new survey, 74% of Americans say 2020 has made them more aware of the needs of others—and more selfless than ever before. A poll of 2,005 Americans revealed that since March 2020, people are more often embracing the idea of neighborly love; here are some examples.
#UCIconnected
If you have a shoutout, or if you’d like to share what you’ve been up to during the pandemic, send photos and/or words about your COVID-19 vaccination, activities, workstation, volunteering, etc., to marketing@uci.edu or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.
EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION
* Potential workplace exposure: UCI provides this notification of a potential workplace COVID-19 exposure. Employees and subcontractors who were in these locations on the dates listed may have been exposed to the coronavirus. You may be entitled to various benefits under applicable federal and state laws and University-specific policies and agreements. The full notification is available on the UCI Forward site. If you have been identified as a close contact to a COVID-19 case, the UCI Contact Tracing Program will contact you and provide additional direction.