Nov. 19 - Open enrollment and flu vaccine deadlines today
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Time for dinner! Zot Bots on the move delivering food in front of the Student Center at sunset. Photo by Steve Zylius.
In this continuing series, UCI experts answer questions about COVID-19, vaccinations, variants or the future of work. Submit questions via email.
Today's question is answered by David Souleles, director of UCI’s COVID-19 Response Team:
After receiving a COVID-19 booster shot and/or the flu vaccine, how long should I wait to get the shingles vaccine?
You do not have to space out doses of different vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises that COVID-19 vaccines, including booster doses, may be administered without regard to timing of other vaccines, and this includes simultaneous administration of a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines on the same day.
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS
Two deadlines TODAY!
Flu vaccine reminder – deadline is today
Today is the deadline to submit your flu vaccine. The UC issued an executive order that requires all students and employees to get vaccinated against influenza or submit a declination form. Visit this website to learn more about the requirement and how to comply.
Open enrollment – deadline today
Today by 5 p.m. is the last opportunity to make changes to your 2022 benefits. Heavy traffic is expected on UCPath during the final day of the selection period. ACT NOW.
UCI NEWS
UCI Health brings in-home medical care to Southern California residents
UCI Health has partnered with DispatchHealth, the nation’s first comprehensive in-home medical care provider, to provide patients with same-day, in-home medical care. The partnership is designed to improve access to care, deliver a better patient experience and reduce the total cost of care for patients throughout Orange County.
Campus Blood Donor Center marks 10th anniversary
Since opening in 2011, the UCI Health Blood Donor Center - Irvine has collected more than 32,000 units of blood and platelets, helping to save lives across Orange County. The center also partners with the School of Social Ecology’s field study program by having students serve as recruitment interns who visit up to 120 classes per quarter to talk about the importance of donating blood. After being closed for nearly a year during the pandemic, the center reopened in February in a temporary spot before returning recently to its home in the Student Center, Room B106. The center operates Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vice Chancellor Haynes interview on Black & Thriving
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Douglas M. Haynes is featured on the Exposure TV network discussing Black & Thriving. The 30-minute video interview is part of the Scratching & Thriving Video Podcast and can be viewed on Exposure TV Network (via app, Roku or smart TV). The audio version is available on Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Google Podcast.
UCI and UCLA create center to curb cardiovascular disease among minority communities
The center, called the UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (or UC END-DISPARITIES), will fill a gap in current efforts to advance health equity through a community-academic, partnered approach, and will also prevent and reduce the harmful impact that cardiovascular disease has on minority communities.
UCI ranks No. 3 for Top Colleges in the West for Diversity
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings placed UCI at No. 3 for diversity in its annual rankings, released Nov. 17. UCI, Cal State Northridge and San Francisco State all tied for No. 3 nationally for the diversity of their students and faculty. In the WSJ/THE rankings, diversity accounts for 10% of a school’s overall score.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Friday fun fact
Doctoral preparation: 98% of Ph.D. respondents said they feel prepared to critically analyze and evaluate findings and results, and conduct research in an ethical manner.
UC Travel information sessions
With traditional travel planning in flux because of the pandemic, the Central Travel Office will hold informational sessions on budget airfare and international travel.
Update Your Parents’ Browser Day is Nov. 25
Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 25 this year. Many people will be spending time with family, cooking, laughing, joking and enjoying in-person quality time. This year, another equally important (albeit less popular) holiday also falls on Nov. 25: Update Your Parents’ Browser Day. The UC IT Blog offers tips on how to keep you and your family cyber safe.
New fact sheet: COVID-19 booster vaccines
The California Department of Public Health has created a new fact sheet for boosters. The fact sheet has information about who should get a COVID-19 booster - as well as when, where and why. The fact sheet is available in English and Spanish.
EVENTS
Alcohol & the Adolescent Brain
Tuesday, at 1 p.m. (sponsored by UCI Brain)
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
Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
UCI breaks ground on $1.3B hospital, medical complex in ceremony at Irvine campus
Daily Pilot, Nov. 16
Cited: UCI Health Chief Executive Chad T. Lefteris
Area burned by wildfires could increase by as much as 92% by 2040s in Sierra Nevada, study finds
CNN, Nov. 17
Cited: Aurora Gutierrez, environment and climate researcher
Reforming Forensics: Why Academics Are Challenging the Science Behind U.S. Criminal Justice
Discover, Oct. 15 (Nov/Dec 2021 magazine issue)
Cited: Simon Cole, professor of criminology, law and society
#UCICONNECTED
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