Heather Harper

Registered nurses at UCLA Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center are holding rallies and press conferences Wednesday to address issues of patient care, staffing shortages and lack of protective equipment, Palacios noted. The rally and press conferences will be held at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and UCSF Parnassus. 

The city of Berkeley, Alameda County and seven other Bay Area counties issued a joint statement April 25, lifting the pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that was issued earlier that month.

Effective Sunday, anyone who is living, learning or working at any UC location is required to receive a flu shot unless they receive an approved accommodation, according to an executive order from UC President Michael Drake.

Three of UC Health’s academic health centers received recognition for patient care quality and safety programs.

Five UC Health medical centers have been recognized as leaders in LGBTQ health care equality by the Human Rights Campaign, or HRC, a national LGBTQ civil rights organization.

In a study, UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers found vaccinating elementary school-age children against the flu reduces influenza-related hospitalization rates for all community members.

Children’s Health Defense plans to sue the UC system over its new mandatory flu vaccine policy, as announced Aug. 11.