In this short YouTube video, UCI Health’s Dr. Susan Huang corrects myths and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines.
UCI alumna featured on Kelly Clarkson show
2021 California Teacher of the Year and UCI alumni Laura Gómez was recently featured on the Kelly Clarkson show for the unique way she connected with her students during the pandemic - sending them handwritten postcards to motivate them.
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UC launches biennial staff engagement survey
On Monday, May 10, UC launched their fifth staff engagement survey, which is conducted every other year in May. During the week of May 10, a representative sample of policy-covered (non-represented) staff members at all UC locations will receive an email from Willis Towers Watson, the firm surveying on UC’s behalf, with an invitation to take the survey. The survey was developed by the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) in collaboration with Systemwide Human Resources’ Employee Relations department and Willis Towers Watson.
This is not spam, so please do not delete the email invitation. You are encouraged to complete the survey should you receive an invitation. This is an opportunity to get direct feedback from individual staff to help shape how we will work at UCI and across the UC system. Union-represented staff will not participate in the survey because UC receives their feedback through their union representatives during the collective bargaining process.
For more information about the survey, please read the story on UCnet. Additional information and answers to commonly asked questions can be found in the FAQs prepared by UC.
Please note that the UC CUCSA staff engagement survey is not the same as UCI’s Staff Engagement Survey, which will be administered to all UCI staff in August and September this year. UCI’s engagement team uses the results of both surveys to inform staff engagement planning for the next two years.
How much do you know about UC’s Asian American Pacific Islander community?
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month runs the course of May and is the perfect time to celebrate the accomplishments of a diverse and talented UC community. Find out how well you know our community — from artists to civic leaders to Nobel Prize winners — by taking UC’s quiz!
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.
L.A. County expected to hit herd immunity by end of July
Los Angeles County could reach herd immunity from the coronavirus among adults and the oldest teenagers by mid- to late July. With about 400,000 shots administered weekly, the county has about 2 million first doses to go before 80% of all residents 16 and older will have received at least one shot.
Confidence grows that COVID-19 vaccines hold their own against variants
Confidence is growing that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are holding their own against the coronavirus variants now in circulation. The upbeat view is accompanied by a growing sense that California is emerging from the worst of the pandemic. For weeks, California has reported one of the lowest per-capita daily coronavirus case counts of any state in the U.S.
Gov. Newsom announces largest state tax rebate in American history
Chief among the new proposals is a major expansion of the Golden State Stimulus, providing additional direct payments to middle-class families that make up to $75,000. Under the plan, two-thirds of Californians will benefit from $600 direct payments. Qualified families with dependents, including undocumented families, will also now be eligible for an additional $500.
FDA grants emergency use authorization for Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to include people ages 12 to 15. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine in the United States authorized for use in younger teens and adolescents; the vaccine had previously been authorized for people age 16 and older. COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are authorized for use in people 18 and older.
Vaccine efficacy explained
