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August 12, 5:07 pm

UCLA to remove indoor masking, symptom monitoring requirements starting Aug. 15

This post was updated Aug. 14 at 8:08 p.m. UCLA announced in a campuswide email Friday that indoor masking and symptom monitoring requirements will be removed, effective Monday.  UCLA is updating its protocols to align with changes made to protocols for Los Angeles County and California, according to the email.  Indoor masking is now strongly recommended and outdoor masking continues to be optional, according to the announcement.  Students, staff and faculty at UCLA will also no longer be required to fill out the daily symptom monitoring survey, according to the announcement. Read more...

Photo: A mask lies on a ledge. UCLA will remove indoor masking and symptom monitoring requirements beginning Aug. 15. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)

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August 7, 3:28 pm

UCLA on track to offer medical abortions on campus starting in 2023

This post was updated August 7 at 11:01 p.m. The University of California and California State University will now provide medical abortions on campus. California Senate Bill 24 – passed in 2019 by the state legislature – requires every UC and CSU student health center to offer medical abortion services by Jan. Read more...

Photo: Medication sits on a table. A 2019 state law requires student health centers at California State University and University of California campuses to offer abortion services. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)

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July 31, 4:53 pm

UCLA study finds COVID-19 vaccination rates may affect influenza vaccine uptake

This post was updated July 31 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA researchers found that states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates experienced a decline in adult influenza vaccination rates after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available. Read more...

Photo: A vaccine is administered at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Huntington Park. UCLA researchers found that there could be an association between COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)

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July 31, 1:30 pm

New omicron subvariants cause surge in LA County COVID-19 cases

This post was updated July 31 at 10:43 p.m. New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County in the past two months. Read more...

Photo: New subvariants of COVID-19 have caused a spike in cases in Los Angeles County (pictured) in the past two months. The LA County Department of Public Health opted to not reinstate a mask mandate due to a recent decrease in cases, though officials still suggest masking indoors and keeping up to date on vaccinations. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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July 30, 4:13 pm

UCLA Health ranks fifth nationally on US News and World Report honor roll

This post was updated July 31 at 10:41 p.m. UCLA Health hospitals tied for fifth in the nation in a 2022-2023 ranking of U.S. hospitals published by U.S. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked second in Los Angeles and California and tied for fifth in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 America’s Best Hospitals report. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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July 23, 3:31 pm

UCLA doctoral student maps out future as NASA fellow studying bird migration

This post was updated July 24 at 8:43 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student was awarded a three-year fellowship from NASA in May to study the migratory movements of disease-carrying birds. Read more...

Photo: Ben Tonelli, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, was awarded a three-year fellowship through the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology program. (Courtesy of Ben Tonelli. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


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