BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 30, 2023
John Swartzberg
City
DECEMBER 20, 2022
COVID-19, RSV, influenza transmission surge during holiday season, hospitalization plateaus
Public health officials say that transmission of COVID-19, RSV and influenza will increase during the holiday season; however, this may not correlate to a significant increase in hospitalizations for severe disease, according to public health experts.
City
DECEMBER 20, 2022
COVID-19, RSV, influenza transmission surge during holiday season, hospitalization plateaus
Public health officials say that transmission of COVID-19, RSV and influenza will increase during the holiday season; however, this may not correlate to a significant increase in hospitalizations for severe disease, according to public health experts.
Obituary
NOVEMBER 09, 2022
‘A supportive, empathetic, patient teacher’: Public health professor Lee Riley dies at 73
Lee Riley, UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor and chair of the infectious disease and vaccinology division, died at age 73 on Oct. 19.
Obituary
NOVEMBER 09, 2022
‘A supportive, empathetic, patient teacher’: Public health professor Lee Riley dies at 73
Lee Riley, UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor and chair of the infectious disease and vaccinology division, died at age 73 on Oct. 19.
State
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Gov. Newsom announces plans to end CA’s COVID-19 state of emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Monday to end California’s COVID-19 state of emergency Feb. 28, 2023.
State
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Gov. Newsom announces plans to end CA’s COVID-19 state of emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Monday to end California’s COVID-19 state of emergency Feb. 28, 2023.
UC
OCTOBER 11, 2022
UC Berkeley health, legal experts reject vaccine mandate lawsuit against UC Regents
A doctor and former UCLA employee filed a class action lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California on Oct. 5 over his termination for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
UC
OCTOBER 11, 2022
UC Berkeley health, legal experts reject vaccine mandate lawsuit against UC Regents
A doctor and former UCLA employee filed a class action lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California on Oct. 5 over his termination for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Student alleges campus mishandled COVID-19 protocol, forced them to withdraw
A campus student alleged that campus’s COVID-19 isolation policies in the on-campus residential halls have given them no choice but to withdraw for the fall semester.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Student alleges campus mishandled COVID-19 protocol, forced them to withdraw
A campus student alleged that campus’s COVID-19 isolation policies in the on-campus residential halls have given them no choice but to withdraw for the fall semester.
Local Schools
AUGUST 14, 2022
Berkeley school district updates COVID-19 protocols ahead of upcoming school year
Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, released new COVID-19 health protocols ahead of the upcoming school year in light of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.
Local Schools
AUGUST 14, 2022
Berkeley school district updates COVID-19 protocols ahead of upcoming school year
Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, released new COVID-19 health protocols ahead of the upcoming school year in light of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.
National
AUGUST 08, 2022
HHS declares monkeypox a public health emergency
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, declared monkeypox a public health emergency Thursday.
National
AUGUST 08, 2022
HHS declares monkeypox a public health emergency
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, declared monkeypox a public health emergency Thursday.
Obituary
JUNE 30, 2022
Former public health school Dean Joyce Lashof dies at 96
After breaking countless barriers in a career spanning over 50 years, former School of Public Health Dean Joyce Lashof died June 4 at the age of 96.
Obituary
JUNE 30, 2022
Former public health school Dean Joyce Lashof dies at 96
After breaking countless barriers in a career spanning over 50 years, former School of Public Health Dean Joyce Lashof died June 4 at the age of 96.
City
JUNE 16, 2022
‘Generally not prepared’: Skewed data complicates COVID-19 policies
With the rise of at-home testing and no efficient method to report positive cases, experts and officials nationwide face difficulty capturing the true prevalence of COVID-19.
City
JUNE 16, 2022
‘Generally not prepared’: Skewed data complicates COVID-19 policies
With the rise of at-home testing and no efficient method to report positive cases, experts and officials nationwide face difficulty capturing the true prevalence of COVID-19.
City
MAY 16, 2022
Berkeley health officials encourage masking with rise of omicron subvariant
Local health officers in the Bay Area are encouraging the public to mask up once again after seeing the second highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
City
MAY 16, 2022
Berkeley health officials encourage masking with rise of omicron subvariant
Local health officers in the Bay Area are encouraging the public to mask up once again after seeing the second highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
