The request was in response to “concerns raised by SHS staff regarding safety in the workplace,” according to Student Health Executive Director Vejas Skripkus.
UCSB spokesperson Shelly Leachman provided the Nexus with weekly numbers of positive cases reported and positivity rates from the university’s on-campus testing program.
Our Science & Tech section sat down with Dr. Vejas Skripkus, M.D. who is the executive director of UC Santa Barbara Student Health, to answer questions submitted by readers last week.