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Starting this fall, the University of California system is changing course and now saying vaccinations are required for all students and staff. A few months ago, the university system said they will wait for full FDA approval before requiring the vaccine. But now, UC Regent Eloy Oakley told the San Francisco Chronicle that university president Michael Drake plans to move forward with the plan. UC has a combined 280,000 students on 10 campuses, along with nearly a quarter of a million faculty members and staff. The change in policy would break a previous promise that vaccinations would be required only after the FDA fully approved at least one of the three vaccines now in use through emergency regulations. California State University officials say they are not requiring COVID vaccinations until the FDA gives full approval, but indicated that could change.
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And in California, Chong has his supporters. While Governor Gavin Newsom has said he expects every public school and college to see a full return this fall, Eloy Oakley, chancellor of the community college system, has been skeptical. If vaccine uptake is good, there could be more in-person classes, he has said, but caution is still warranted.
At Santa Rosa, Chong said, many classrooms are small. As long as the CDC maintains its guidance of six feet of social distancing, it’s not physically possible to hold classes in person with the numbers of students needed. If the guidance changes to three feet, he said, that could help.
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