In this three-minute video, Dr. Susan Huang, director of epidemiology and infection prevention at UCI Health, advises parents how to protect their children from COVID-19 at school.
Other questions?
Contact the UCI Coronavirus Response Center at covid19@uci.edu or 949-824-9918. Additional resources are listed at the end of this newsletter.
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
Website debuts for second-year Anteaters
To help second-year students prepare for the new academic term, UCI’s Second Year Experience website offers a clearinghouse of helpful resources and programs. It also links to a second-year student events page that also includes information on how to get a free UCI sweatshirt.
Five ways to battle vaccine hesitancy
Advice on how public health officials can combat vaccine misinformation and science denialism is outlined by Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of UCI’s forthcoming School of Population and Public Health, writing in The Hill.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Largest study of masks details their effectiveness
Although previous, smaller studies in laboratories and hospitals showed that masks can curb the spread of COVID-19, the new study – a randomized experiment involving 342,000 people – demonstrates the effectiveness of surgical masks in the real world.
O.C.’s latest case and vax rates, by ZIP code
The countywide daily case rate dropped from 22.2 per 100,000 people last week to 18.6 per 100,000 this week, which would have been in the old purple tier. The test positivity rate was 6.8%, down from 8% last week, which would be in the red tier.
EVENTS
Return to Campus Webinar: Campus Facilities
Friday, noon (sponsored by Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Management)
Visit today.uci.edu to see and submit event listings. Events of general interest will be shared in UCI Digest two days before they occur.
UCI IN THE NEWS
The Orange County Register, Sept. 2
Cited: Dr. Shruti Gohil, associate medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine Medical Center
Wired, Sept. 2
Cited: David Kaye, clinical professor of law
History.com, Sept. 1
Cited: Long Bui, associate professor of international studies
COVID-19 NOTIFICATION AND RESOURCES
No new campus cases
No on-campus employees or on-campus students tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. For more information, visit the UCI COVID-19 dashboard.
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.
For COVID-19 questions
UCI Forward - information on campus status and operational updates
UCI Health COVID-19 Updates - important information related to UCI Health
UCI Health COVID-19 FAQs
UCI Coronavirus Response Center - available at covid19@uci.edu or via phone at (949) 824-9918
Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services - assistance with vaccines and vaccine uploads; available at contacttracing@uci.edu or via phone at (949) 824-2300
Program in Public Health chatline - answers to questions about COVID-19
For questions specific to your personal health situation, please contact your doctor or healthcare provider.
